The left-hander suffered a hamstring injury on his right leg during the rain-abandoned first match in Bangalore on Saturday. He tried to stop a ball during the Australian innings when he pulled up clutching his right hamstring and walked off the field.

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An MRI scan performed on the right hamstring on Sunday morning confirmed that there is no injury to the region (neither soft tissue swelling/oedema, muscle fibre tears or any similar derangements), the BCCI said in a statement.

However, it was decided in consultation with physio John Gloster that the veteran batsman needs to be given some rest so that he can recover quickly.