India Add Bhuvneshwar Kumar to T20I Squad After Injury
India added Bhuvneshwar Kumar to its squad for the fifth T20I against West Indies after Arshdeep Singh injured his bowling shoulder during the fourth match in Hyderabad. The fifth match is scheduled for October 17 in Bengaluru, with the five-match series level at 2-2. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said Arshdeep was struck on the bowling shoulder during the fourth T20I and that his availability for the decider would depend on his recovery. Reports differed on whether he had been ruled out. The board’s stated position, as reported, left open the possibility that he could play, with a decision expected after his condition was assessed. The final match-day decision was not established in the reports. Bhuvneshwar’s addition gives India another pace option for the series decider. The 36-year-old had already been recalled to India’s T20I squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand, which is scheduled to begin October 22. His inclusion for the Bengaluru match brings forward his return to the squad, but the reports do not confirm whether he will be selected in the playing XI. Arshdeep had played in each of the first four matches of the series, taking five wickets, according...