Shock to India before the second test against England, Rahul-Jadeja out

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

Jadeja suffered a hamstring injury while batting while chasing India’s target of 231 on the fourth day of the first Test in Hyderabad, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.

At the same time, KL Rahul also got injured during this match and now both these players will not be able to play the next match.

The statement further said that the men’s selection committee has included right-handed batsman Sarfaraz Khan, left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar and off-spin all-rounder Washington Sundar in India’s Test squad for the Visakhapatnam Test.

The injuries of Jadeja and Rahul are a big blow to the Indian team. Especially after losing the Hyderabad Test by 28 runs and trailing 0-1 in the five-match series against England.

The hosts are already missing Virat Kohli, who is out of the first two Tests due to personal reasons. Also, senior fast bowler Mohammed Shami is suffering from ankle injury.

Washington has played four Tests for India, in which he has six wickets to his name. He has also scored three half-centuries.

He has been recalled to the Test set-up after his last appearance in the format against England in Ahmedabad in March 2021.

Saurabh was a member of India’s Test squad for the home series against Sri Lanka in March 2022 and was called up as Jadeja’s replacement for the home series against Bangladesh later in the year.

Meanwhile, Sarfaraz has received his first, but long-awaited, call to the Indian Test team.

Sarfaraz, who has been a prolific run-scorer in the last three seasons of domestic cricket for Mumbai, recently scored a brilliant 161 as India A defeated England Lions by an innings and 16 runs in the second four-day match in Ahmedabad.

India’s next Test match against England will be played on February 2 in Visakhapatnam.

India’s 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.
–IANS

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