India’s Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul have been ruled out of the second Test against England through injury.
Spin-bowling all-rounder Jadeja suffered a hamstring strain while being run out by Ben Stokes on the fourth day of the first Test in Hyderabad as England secured a 28-run win.
Middle-order batter Rahul will also sit out the match in Vizag from Friday after complaining of right quadriceps pain.
Jadeja and Rahul’s injuries are further blows for India with Virat Kohli currently absent for personal reasons.
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Middle-order batter KL Rahul (quad) will also sit out the game in Vizag from Friday
Batter Sarfaraz Khan, left-arm spinner Sourabh Kumar and off-spinning all-rounder Washington Sundar have been added to India’s squad.
Former captain Kohli is missing at least the first two Tests of the five-game series, while India are also without seamer Mohammed Shami (ankle) and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who is recovering from the effects of a serious car crash in late 2022.
After the Vizag Test, there is a nine-day gap before the third game in Rajkot from February 15.
The series then moves on to Ranchi (February 23-27) before concluding in Dharamshala (March 7-11).
India have won 16 home Test series in a row since being beaten 2-1 by England in 2012, while their defeat to Stokes’ side in Hyderabad on Sunday was just their fourth in their last 46 home Tests.
India squad for second Test vs England: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain) Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar.