Team India Revised Squad For 2nd Test Match, Sarfaraz Khan Added In Team as Jadeja, Rahul Ruled Out

Team India incurred a huge blow just three days before the start of the second Test against England as all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and batter KL Rahul have been ruled out of the contest at the Dr. Y.S.Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. BCCI's selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, have hence made wholesome changes to the squad for the second Test, adding three players, two of whom could possibly make a debut for India in the next match.

BCCI Added Three Players As Jadeja and Rahul Ruled Out

BCCI's selectors have added three players - Sarfaraz Khan, Sourabh Kumar and Washington Sundar - to the team squad for the second Test.

According to the BCCI release, Jadeja sustained a hamstring injury on the fourth day of the first Test against England in Hyderabad, while Rahul complained of right quadriceps pain. "The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring the progress of the duo," the statement further added.

Announcement Ended Sarfaraz's Wait For India

The announcement marked the end of Sarfaraz's long wait for a maiden India call-up. The batter, who has been constantly knocking at the selectors' doors, had put on an impressive show for India A against the EnglandLions in the 4-day unofficial Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where he won the Player of the Match award after scoring 161 runs in 160 balls, laced with 18 fours and 5 sixes.

India's Updated Squad For 2nd Test

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

Meanwhile, 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 February 1 in Ahmedabad.