Fast-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar series played between India and England, while pacer Arshdeep Singh will miss out on the fourth Test due to injury, the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) confirmed on Monday.
According to the official communication from BCCI, Nitish Kumar Reddy was ruled out of the remainder of the five-match Test series owing to a left knee injury and will fly back home.
As reported earlier by the Indian Express, on Sunday morning, during the gym session, Nitish reported to the physios about a niggle. Scans confirmed damage to his ligament, which forces his absence for India’s must-win Test that starts on July 23 and puts his tour in jeopardy.
Arshdeep had to miss the fourth Test in Manchester after he sustained an impact injury to his left thumb while bowling in the nets at a training session in Beckenham. The BCCI medical Team is said to monitor his progress.
The swelling list of casualties in the tour has been a crushing blow to India’s hopes of squaring the series they trail 2-1 at Old Trafford. Already, Birmingham hero Akash Deep will miss the Test due to a groin niggle.
Anshul Kamboj was added to the squad in place of Arshdeep Singh. The BCCI confirmed that Kamboj has joined the team in Manchester.
India was handed a gut-wrenching 22-run loss in the third Test at Lord’s as England took a crucial 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series. They had won the first Test at Headingley by five wickets before Shubman Gill’s spirited effort at Edgbaston gave India their first win over the visitors. After the Manchester Test, both teams will travel back to London again for the last Test at The Oval.
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India’s updated squad for fourth Test:
Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj.
