Saha out Karthik IN for Historic TEST

New Delhi, June 03: This is the big blow for the Indian Team as India's wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha was ruled out of the historic one-off Test against Afghanistan after failing to recover from the thumb injury he suffered in this year's Indian Premier League.

From this aspect, The BCCI today named Dinesh Karthik as Saha's replacement for Afghanistan's debut Test match to be held in Bengaluru starting June 14.

The BCCi said in a statement that, "Mr Wriddhiman Saha has been ruled out of the one-off Paytm Test against Afghanistan to be held in Bengaluru from the 14th of June, 2018,"

Karthik will return to the Test side after a hiatus of eight years. He last played a Test for India way back in 2010 against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

In 23 Tests he had played so far for India, Karthik has scored 1000 runs with a hundred and seven half-centuries.