In what is a huge blow to the Indian team, two of their star performers KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja will miss the upcoming second Test against England which will be played in Vizag from February 2nd. England won the first Test in Hyderabad by 28 runs to go 1-0 up in a five-Test series.
Ravindra Jadeja had sustained a hamstring injury during play on Day 4 of the first Test in Hyderabad while Rahul complained of right quadriceps pain. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring the progress of the duo.
Meanwhile, the BCCI stated that in their places, the Men's Selection Committee has added Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar, and Washington Sundar to India's squad.
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On the other hand, Madhya Pradesh's Saransh Jain will replace Sundar in the India A squad for the third and final multi-day game against the England Lions starting February 1, 2024, in Ahmedabad.
Avesh Khan will continue to travel with his Ranji Trophy team, Madhya Pradesh, and will join the Test squad if required.
Sarfaraz comes into the squad fresh off a scintillating 160-ball 161 - with 18 fours and 5 sixes - in the second unofficial Test between India A and England Lions last week. Saurabh Kumar too was instrumental in that innings victory for the home side, picking a fifer in the second innings.
Updated India Test squad for 2nd Test vs England:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Saurabh Kumar.
(BCCI inputs)
