Spin bowler Washington Sundar replaced injured pacer Deepak Chahar in India's squad for the remainder of the two ODIs against South Africa.
In a statement, BCCI informed that Chahar had a stiff back after the third T20I against the Proteas and subsequently didn't feature in India's Playing XI in the 1st ODI.
The statement further states that the 30-year-old pacer will now head back to National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru and will be monitored by the Medical Team.
This comes as a major blow for Team India's T20 World Cup preparations as well, given Chahar is a standby player for the marquee event.
Meanwhile, Sudar, who has also had injury issues in his short career so far, last played an ODI in February. He has played four Tests, four ODIs, and 31 T20s for India.
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