IND vs ENG: Sam Curran to miss third Test; rested to avert 'bubble' fatigue
England all-rounder Sam Curran has not travelled to India this week as scheduled and will not be available for selection in the third Test in Ahmedabad from February 24. The 22-year-old Surrey cricketer was scheduled to travel with Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood to India this week but England and Wales Cricket Board decided to rest Curran to avert 'bubble fatigue. ‘Sam's been given a few extra days to recharge his batteries after a lot of cricket and time in a behind-closed-doors environment,’ an England spokesman told Daily Mail. Curran - man of the 4-1 series win against India in 2018 - was part of England’s home ‘bubbles’ last summer, then headed straight for the Indian Premier League before returning to international duty in South Africa pre-Christmas and in Sri Lanka at the turn of this year.
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