The Men’s Selection Committee of Team India announced the squad for the last three Test matches against England. The star player of team India, Virat Kohli, continues to miss out after withdrawing for personal reasons that “demanded his undivided attention.”.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and batter KL Rahul were ruled out of the second Test against England but have been added to the squad for the remaining Tests. Their participation, however, will be subject to clearance from the BCCI medical team. During the absence of Kohli, Rahul Shreyas Iyer, who batted at number four in the second Test, misses out on selection for the remainder of the series.
The third test match of the five-match series will be played at Rajkot starting on February 15, following which the last two tests will be held at Ranchi (February 23) and Dharamsala (March 7).
Squad for the last three Tests vs. England:
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul*, RajatPatidar, Sarfaraz Khan, DhruvJurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja*, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, and Akash Deep