The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday have announced the squad for the final three Test against England.
Virat Kohli has opted out for the final three tests due to personal reasons. KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja who missed the second test have been named in the squad. Their participation depends on fitness clearance from BCCI.
Akash Deep receives a maiden call up after his impressive performances for India A.
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KL Rahul has been ruled out of the third test against England starting February 15. Left hander Devdutt Padikkal will be replacing him.
India’s updated squad for the Rajkot Test: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja*, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep & Devdutt Padikkal
India squad for last 3 Tests against England: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul*, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja*, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar & Akash Deep