KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, two of India’s best players, are not allowed to participate in the second Test against England. Sarfaraz Khan’s selection for the Tests has fans ecstatic, but many are also unhappy that two of India’s best players were left out.
On Monday, January 29, the BCCI unexpectedly announced that India’s starting players, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, would not be playing in the second Test against England. This announcement stunned the cricket community in India.
The two Test match mainstays for India, Rahul and Jadeja, will not be playing. The first Test match saw the all-rounder from India suffer a hamstring injury on Day 4, and Rahul reported having soreness in his right quadriceps. Sourabh Kumar and Washington Sundar have been added to India’s team for the second Test match, while Sarfaraz Khan received his first Test call-up in their absence.
Astonished fans expressed their disbelief at the unexpected announcement on ‘X’. Sarfaraz, who has scored a lot of runs in domestic cricket, was included, which thrilled many. The batter’s hard effort eventually paid off, according to ‘X’ users, when he was called up for his first Test match. The decision to bench Rahul and Jadeja, two players who were instrumental in the first Test match against England, infuriated the supporters.
India’s problems are exacerbated by the fact that their leading batsman, Virat Kohli, will not be participating in the second Test match in Vizag. India currently trails 0-1 in the five-match series. The choice of Rajat Patidar to succeed Kohli was made. During the Vizag Test match on February 2, either Sarfaraz or Patidar will get the opportunity to make their Test debut.
India’s updated Squad for 2nd Test vs England: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar.
