INDvsENG: Axar Patel ruled out of 1st Test; Rahul Chahar, Shahbaz Nadeem added to squad
Mumbai : The first Test match is to be played between India and England from today. Before the first Test of the series, Team India suffered a big setback. All-rounder Axar Patel has been ruled out of the squad due to injury, who is replaced by Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar. It was believed that Axar Patel would make his Test debut in the first Test match of the series to be played in Chennai.
Axar Patel ruled out of first @Paytm #INDvENG Test; Shahbaz Nadeem & Rahul Chahar added to India squad
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 5, 2021
During Team India’s optional training session, Axar complained of knee pain in left leg. In Chennai, Team India can take off with three spinners, so Washington Sundar, R Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav seems almost certain. Ravindra Jadeja is already unavailable for the first two Tests due to injury, so the team management’s tension has increased due to Axar’s injury.
Washington Sundar recently made his Test debut on Australia tour and was also impressed with his bowling and batting. In such a situation, his inclusion in the playing eleven is now considered almost certain.
