2024-01-30 09:01:49
Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul will not play in the second Test against England. Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul were ruled out of the second Test in Visakhapatnam due to injuries sustained during the first match. The match will be played from February 2 at the Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.
Jadeja injured his thigh on the fourth day of the first Test in Hyderabad. Rahul’s right leg was injured. Both are under the observation of BCCI doctors. Sarfraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar and Washington Sundar have been included in the Indian squad by the selection committee. Sarfraz Khan has been brilliant in domestic cricket and recently in the India A series against England Lions.
Saransh Jain has been named as a replacement for Washington Sundar in the India A squad for the third and final four-dayer against the England Lions starting on 1 February 2024 in Ahmedabad.
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Josh Khan will continue to travel with his Ranji Trophy team Madhya Pradesh and join the Test squad if required, the selectors said.
India squad for 2nd Test against England: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wicket keeper), Dhruv Jurrell (wicket keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (Vice Captain), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Saurabh Kumar.
India lost the first Test in Hyderabad by 28 runs and trailed 0-1 in the five-match series. Virat Kohli is not playing the first two Tests due to personal reasons. Hence the injury of Jadeja and Rahul was a big blow for India.
Rahul and Jadeja made crucial contributions in the first Test as England staged a spectacular comeback to win by 28 runs. In the first innings, Jadeja took five wickets and scored 87 runs while Rahul scored 86 runs.
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- First Published : January 30, 2024, 2:31 pm IST
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