IND vs ENG: Big blow to Team India before the second test, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja are out, they got a chance

India has to play its second match against England from February 2 in Visakhapatnam. Team India has suffered two big setbacks before the second test. team’s star batsman KL Rahul and star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja Have gone out. BCCI has confirmed this. The board informed that both the players are out due to injury. In place of these two, three new players have been included in the team. Sarfaraz Khan, who made a splash in Ranji Trophy, has finally got a place in the Test team.

Rahul and Jadeja got injured

A Cricbuzz report states that Ravindra Jadeja suffered a hamstring injury while batting on the fourth day in the opening match of the series in Hyderabad. After the scan, the team management has decided to give him rest. On the other hand, KL Rahul complained of pain in his right quadriceps and he will also not be able to play the second Test match. After the exclusion of these two, the selection committee has included the trio of Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar and Washington Sundar in the team for the second test.

BCCI statement

BCCI said in a release that Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul have been ruled out of the second test. The BCCI medical team is monitoring the progress of both. Saransh Jain has been named as Washington Sundar’s replacement in the India A squad for the third and final multi-day game against England Lions starting February 1 in Ahmedabad. BCCI further said that Avesh Khan will continue to travel with his Ranji Trophy team, Madhya Pradesh and will join the Test team if required.

India’s updated team for the second test against England

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan. , Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Saurabh Kumar.