IND vs ENG: Why does Sarfaraz Khan have a chance to be preferred over Rajat Patidar for Vizag Test?
A rare Test defeat at home has already put India under pressure, and the team, that will be without their talisman Virat Kohli for the second game as well, suffered a twin blow on Monday as middle-order mainstay KL Rahul and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja were ruled out of the contest in Visakhapatnam starting on Friday.
Jadeja sustained a hamstring injury during play on Day 4 of the Hyderabad Test while Rahul complained of pain in his right quadriceps, a BCCI release said.
For a team trying to come to terms with the challenge and positivity of Ben Stokes’ England, losing two senior players for such a crucial game sends them back to the drawing board.
The selection committee has added domestic run-machine Sarfaraz Khan, left-arm spinner Sourabh Kumar and off-spinning all-rounder Washington...