Overview

• Yadav is rehabilitating at the CoE in Bengaluru after undergoing sports hernia surgery in Munich in June
• Under BCCI supervision his fitness workload is being increased gradually over the next weeks
• He was omitted from West Zone’s Duleep Trophy squad to prioritise limited-overs readiness for the continental championship
• MCA officials express confidence he will regain full fitness in time to captain India for the Asia Cup from September 9 to 28 in the UAE
• Shreyas Iyer completed routine fitness assessments at the CoE and remains available as a backup for both the Duleep Trophy and Asia Cup squads