Kulkarni to replace injured Bhuvneshwar in Indian team

Medium pacer Dhawal Kulkarni will fly to Australia to join India's Test squad as replacement for injured pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a BCCI release said Thursday.

Bhuvneshwar is nursing an ankle injury and will return to India to undergo a rehabilitation programme.

However, the right-arm pace bowler will rejoin the Indian team for the ongoing Test series in Australia after undergoing rehabilitation, which is expected to make him fit.

He was initially ruled out of the first two Tests.

Kulkarni was part of the Indian squad for the last three One-Day Internationals (ODI) at home against Sri Lanka in November.