Gujrat all-rounder Axar Patel will straight come into the playing-11 after fully recovering from his left knee pain. The second Test-match between India and England will start from Saturday in Chennai.
The left-arm spinner returned to training a couple of days back in Chennai. “Axar Patel has recovered completely and is now available for selection for the 2nd Test in Chennai against England to be played from Saturday, 13th February. The all-rounder had complained of pain in his left knee and was ruled out of the first Test,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.
Axar has been picked for the four-Test series against England due to an injury to all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who in all likelihood has been ruled out of the entire series.
Nadeem and leg-spinner Rahul Chahar had been added to the Indian Test squad after Axar’s injury with Nadeem going on to play his second Test, almost two years after his first.
