Top sports news: Ishant Sharma out with injury for 2nd Test, Kapil Dev gives verdict on MS Dhoni's return & more
Here are the top stories of February 28, 2020.
MS Dhoni, Prithvi Shaw, Ishant Sharma, Ravi Shastri, Kapil Dev, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha , AFP
In Friday's top Sports News (February 28, 2020), we have Ishant Sharma set to miss the second Test match against New Zealand in Christchurch through injury.
The Delhi pacer bowled fine during India's net session on Thursday, however, he did not take part in any sort of training on Friday after allegedly informing the team management about his pain in his right ankle.
Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has revealed the reason why the team management decided to go with Rishabh Pant over Wriddhiman Saha in the Wellington Test.
Let's take a look at the top five Sports news in detail below:
1. Ishant Sharma set to miss NZ vs IND second Test match through injury: Report
Team India pacer Ishant Sharma is set to miss the second Test match against New Zealand in Christchurch through injury. According to the latest Cricbuzz reports, Ishant once again suffered a right ankle injury in training ahead of Saturday's (February 29) Test.
India head coach Ravi Shastri has revealed the reason why the team management decided to go with Rishabh Pant over Wriddhiman Saha in the Wellington Test.
3. Kapil Dev reveals what MS Dhoni needs to do to get back into Team India's T20I World Cup squad
Former Team India skipper Kapil Dev has expressed his thoughts on MS Dhoni's possibilities inclusion in the Men In Blue squad for the upcoming ICC 2020 T20 World Cup.
4. NZ vs IND: Ravi Shastri provides injury update on Prithvi Shaw ahead of Christchurch Test
India head coach Ravi Shastri has provided an update on Prithvi Shaw's injury on Friday (February 28). The opener previously picked up a foot-injury on and was a doubt for India's second Test match against New Zealand at Hagley Oval on Saturday (February 29).
5. 'He is on his last leg': Kapil Dev gives his verdict on MS Dhoni's return to IPL 2020
India's former World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev has thoughts on MS Dhoni's much-awaited return to the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dev claimed that the tournament is all about the future stars of the sport and MSD needs to play more matches to be considered for India's T20 World Cup squad.