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NEW DELHI: Team India on Monday suffered two major blows after all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and middle-order batter KL Rahul have been ruled out of the second England Test due to injuries.
The second Test is scheduled to start in Vizag from February 2. India trail the five-match series 0-1 after losing the first Test by 28 runs on Sunday.
“Jadeja sustained a hamstring injury during play on Day 4 of the first Test in Hyderabad while Rahul complained of a right quadriceps pain,” BCCI stated in a media release.
“The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring the progress of the duo and the men’s selection committee have added Sarfaraz Khan, Sourabh Kumar and Washington Sundar to India’s squad,” the release further added.
Saransh Jain has been named as a replacement for Washington Sundar in the India A squad for the third and final multi-day game against England Lions starting February 1 in Ahmedabad while Avesh Khan will continue to travel with his Ranji Trophy team, Madhya Pradesh and will join the Test squad if required.
The second Test is scheduled to start in Vizag from February 2. India trail the five-match series 0-1 after losing the first Test by 28 runs on Sunday.
“Jadeja sustained a hamstring injury during play on Day 4 of the first Test in Hyderabad while Rahul complained of a right quadriceps pain,” BCCI stated in a media release.
“The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring the progress of the duo and the men’s selection committee have added Sarfaraz Khan, Sourabh Kumar and Washington Sundar to India’s squad,” the release further added.
Saransh Jain has been named as a replacement for Washington Sundar in the India A squad for the third and final multi-day game against England Lions starting February 1 in Ahmedabad while Avesh Khan will continue to travel with his Ranji Trophy team, Madhya Pradesh and will join the Test squad if required.
India’s updated Squad for 2nd Test:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar.
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