Injured Hameed to Go Home, England Off to Dubai For Break

England’s opener Haseeb Hameed has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series.

Haseeb Hameed. (Photo: AP)

England’s young opener Haseeb Hameed's tour is over as the youngster, who sustained a fractured hand during the first innings of the Mohali Test, is going back home.

Injured Hameed came out to bat on day four of the third Test on Tuesday and showed his steely temperament with a gritty 59 during England’s second innings, which forced India to chase a target of 103 runs.

He has got a broken hand, needs a plate within to fix it. Yes, it’s obviously unlucky for a youngster, who impressed us all with his technique and talent and obviously now when he’s playing for England, he will do anything to get out there. To play like that, that was a very special knock. But he is out for the whole tour, he is going home. A replacement would be called.

Alastair Cook 

England lost the third Test against India by eight wickets at Mohali to trail the five-match series 0-2.

Cook said that Hameed was having difficulty in holding the bat.

He was really struggling actually. He was holding with slightly different grip to not put pressure on it. Still the vibrations were there when he hit it. Without having a good grip, you use your little finger quite lot of times to grip in general to feel a good strength. He just took it off the bat and found it a lot easier.

Alastair Cook 

With the England players wary after two Test defeats, they will be flying off to Dubai for a break as the next Test match will start from 8 December in Mumbai.

About the team flying off to Dubai, Cook said that they needed a break.

The break has come at a very good time, obviously three back to back Test matches. I don’t think we have to play four in a row but you never know. We have this week off and I think, most people are going to Dubai, mentally it will be a break from cricket. We come back little bit more refreshed.

Alastair Cook