No Virat Kohli in India’s squad for final 3 Tests against England; Jadeja, Rahul return

The Indian cricket squad has been announced for the final 3 Tests against England. Virat Kohli continues to miss out after withdrawing for personal reasons.

“Virat Kohli will remain unavailable for selection for the remainder of the series due to personal reasons. The Board fully respects and supports Mr. Kohli’s decision,” BCCI said in an official statement.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 10, 2024

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and batter KL Rahul were ruled out of the second Test against England, but have been added to the squad for the remaining Tests. Their participation, however, will be subject to clearance from the BCCI medical team.

Shreyas Iyer has been dropped after a string of low scores. The middle-order batter had been out of runs going back to December 2022 when he scored his last half-century.

Additionally, India have given maiden call-up to Akash Deep who replaces uncapped allrounder Saurabh Kumar who was brought into the squad for the second Test

The third Test at Rajkot commences on February 15, following which the last two Tests will be held at Ranchi (February 23) and Dharamsala (March 7).

India Squad for remaining three Tests vs 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