Left-arm spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and middle-order batter KL Rahul have been ruled out of India’s second Test against England, starting in Visakhapatnam on Feb 2.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement that Jadeja sustained a hamstring injury during batting in India’s chase of 231 on the fourth day of the first Test in Hyderabad while Rahul complained of a right quadriceps pain, with the medical team monitoring the progress of the duo.

It further said the men’s selection committee has added right-handed batter Sarfaraz Khan, left-arm spinner Sourabh Kumar and off-spin all-rounder Washington Sundar to India’s Test squad for the Visakhapatnam Test.

BCCI also said Saransh Jain has been named as a replacement for Sundar in the India A squad for the third and final multi-day game against England Lions starting Feb 1 in Ahmedabad, while fast-bowler Avesh Khan will continue to travel with his Ranji Trophy team Madhya Pradesh and will join the Test squad if required.

India’s next Test match against England will be held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam on Feb 2. The hosts are 1-0 behind in the five-game series after losing the opening match at Hyderabad by 28 runs.

India’s updated squad for the 2nd Test against England:

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

(Source: IANS)

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