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India are set to lose another player for the Sri Lanka Test series as Sai Sudharsan is unlikely to recover from a toe injury in time. The left-handed batter is undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence after sustaining the injury during India A's tour of Sri Lanka last month.
Shaik Rasheed and Sarfaraz Khan have emerged as the frontrunners to replace Sudharsan. Rasheed recently toured with India A and contributed scores of 45, 63 and 20 in three innings. Sarfaraz has been at the Centre of Excellence for his fitness assessment for over a week. The selectors are reportedly worried about the lack of specialist batters in the squad.
Devdutt Padikkal scored 142 in the warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI and has strengthened his case for a place in the playing XI. India are already without Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar and Harshit Rana for the series beginning August 15 in Galle.
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