"Kumar has been ruled out of the third Test of the Paytm Test series against New Zealand after he sustained a back strain in the second Test at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata," Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Ajay Shirke said in a media release on Wednesday.
Mumbai medium pacer Shardul Thakur was named as the replacement for Bhuvneshwar.
India, who have sealed the three-match series 2-0, are already missing KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan because of injuries. They were replaced by Gautam Gambhir and Karun Nair respectively.
IMAGE: Shardul Thakur.
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