India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the upcoming four-match Test series against England due to thumb injury.
Jadeja, who fractured his left-thumb while batting during the Sydney Test, will be out of action for nearly six weeks. The 32-year-old will head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore to begin his rehabilitation.
The selectors will have a look at Jadeja’s fitness before announcing the squads for the white ball series in February and March.
Apart from Jadeja, middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari, fast bowlers Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav were also not been considered for selection in the first two Tests against Joe Root & Co.
Vihari might also be ruled out for the entire serie๊s as he suffered a Grade 2🔯 hamstring tear in the Sydney Test.
Shami could be selected for the third and fourth Test in Ahmedabad depending o🤪n his right-arm injury which he suffered during the Adelaide Test.
Yad💜av may recover soon from his calf-injury and become available for selection in the Ahmedabad Tests as India need♒s a good bench strength to deliver the goods.
India squad for first two Tests against England:
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), 𒁏KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel,🌜 Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur.
