INDIA’s Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Avesh Khan have been ruled out of the Test series against England because of injury.

Opening batsman Gill returned home to India after suffering a shin injury in June’s World Test Championship final defeat by New Zealand.

All-rounder Sundar misses out with a finger injury, while fast bowler Khan fractured his thumb in a warm-up match.
Batsmen Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav have been named as replacements.

The pair have been called up from India’s second-string squad which is currently playing a Twenty20 series in Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has linked up with the squad in England after recovering from Covid-19, while bowling coach Bharat Arun and Wriddhiman Saha and Abhimanyu Easwaran have completed their period of isolation.

The first Test in the five-match series begins on 4 August at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav.

Standby players: Prasidh Krishna, Arzan Nagwaswalla. (BBC Sport)

England vs India schedule
August
4-8 1st Test, Trent Bridge (11:00 BST)
12-16 2nd Test, Lord’s (11:00 BST)
25-29 3rd Test, Emerald Headingley (11:00 BST)
September
2-6 4th Test, The Kia Oval (11:00 BST)
10-14 5th Test, Emirates Old Trafford (11:00 BST)