Rohit Sharma ruled out of England ODI series with a fractured finger; Murali Vijay named replacement

Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against England with a finger injury. Murali Vijay has been named his replacement

Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against England after suffering a fracture on his finger. Murali Vijay, who was part of the Test side, has been named as his replacement.

Rohit struck a patient half-century in the 2nd ODI, scoring 52 off 87 at Cardiff. Further contributions from Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni pushed India to a 300+ total followed by a collapse by England which resulted in a comfortable 133-run victory for the visitors (D/L method).

Ex-Indian batsman and current cricket analyst, Akash Chopra tweeted about Rohit’s injury, mentioning that the batsman has fractured his middle finger on the right hand.

Rohit Sharma has sustained a fracture on the middle finger of his right hand...ruled out for ODI & T20 in Eng. M Vijay is his replacement!

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 29, 2014

Vijay, his replacement, was the highest scorer for India in the Test series, ending with 402 runs in 5 Tests, with a high score of 146. He also struck two half-centuries. He last played an ODI in July 2013 during the tri-series in West Indies, where he was making a comeback after 2 years, his last ODI before that coming in January 2011.

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