David Warner ruled out of Indore and Ahmedabad Tests due to elbow injury

Struggling Australia opening batter David Warner was on Tuesday ruled out of the remaining two Tests of the BorderGavaskar Trophy due to an elbow fracture dealing further blow to the visiting teamWarner will head home to Sydney to recover but is expected to return to India for the threematch ODI series after the fourmatch Test series The ODI series begins on March 17 in MumbaiDavid Warner has been ruled out of the Qantas test tour of India and will return home CA said in a statementWarner was struck on the elbow in the second Test in Delhi and sustained a hairline fracture After further assessment he will require a period of rehabilitation which will preclude any further involvement in the remainder of the Test seriesIt is currently anticipated that he will return to India for the three OneDay Internationals which follow the Test SeriesWarner was substituted by Matthew Renshaw in the second innings in the second Test here with delayed concussion symptoms after being struck on the grille of his protective batting helmet by India fast bowler Mohammad Siraj in Australias first inningsThat blow came shortly after Warner had been struck on the arm by another rising delivery with xrays subsequently confirming the lefthander had also sustained a hairline fracture of the elbowThe 36yearold had struggled for form across the first two Tests which Australia lost heavily to trail 02 in the series returning 26 runs from his three completed inningsAustralia coach Andrew McDonald indicated on Monday that a decision on Warners fitness would be comingWarners still sore at the moment Were in no rush to make any decisions at this point in time around Davey Just seeing how that settles how functional that is McDonald had saidAlso readBorder Gavaskar Trophy With Warner yet to recover Australia have to take big calls for Indore TestTravid Head who came out to bat in Australias second innings in place of Warner in New Delhi is expected to open along with Usman Khawaja in the third Test in Indore beginning on March 1Australia has already lost fast bowler Josh Hazlewood achilles soreness for the remainder of the campaign while fellow Test squad members Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green were absent from the opening two matches of the series as they recover from finger injuriesGreen is however expected to be fit to play in Indore He was very close to being selected in the second Test during which he faced fast bowling in the netsLeg spinner Mitchell Swepson is due to return to India and rejoin the squad having flown home after the opening Test in Nagpur for the birth of his and partner Jess first childThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever