IND vs ENG: Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul ruled out of second Test; Sarfaraz Khan among trio called up

In a major setback for India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced that Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul will not feature in the second Test against England, which will be played at Vizag from February 2.

While Jadeja has been ruled out after sustaining a hamstring injury during play on Day 4 of the first Test in Hyderabad, Rahul complained of a right quadriceps pain, as per a statement issued by BCCI.

This will come as a blow to the Indian team which is already without the talismanic Virat Kohli for the second Test. India lost the first Test in Hyderabad by 28 runs on Sunday.

The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring the progress of the duo, the Board added in its statement.

Consequently, the Men’s Selection Committee has added Sarfaraz Khan, Sourabh Kumar and Washington Sundar to India’s squad.

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.

Avesh Khan will continue to travel with his Ranji Trophy team, Madhya Pradesh and will join the Test squad if required.

Here is India’s squad for the second India vs England 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, Saurabh Kumar

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