Sports news: Team announced for the remaining three tests against England

The Indian team has been announced for the remaining matches of the five-Test series against England. Veteran batsman Virat Kohli is completely out of the series. He could not play in the first two Tests due to family reasons. Fast bowler Akash Deep Singh has been included for the remaining matches. The third match of the series will be played in Rajkot. The teams of India and England are tied at 1-1 in the two tests held so far.

BCCI said in its statement, “Virat Kohli will not be available for selection in the remaining matches of the series due to personal reasons.” The board fully respects and supports Kohli’s decision. Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul have been selected in the team. Both were injured and could not play in the second test. Despite selection, it is not certain that he will play. The board informed that the participation of Jadeja and KL Rahul is subject to fitness clearance from the BCCI medical team.

Three remaining matches will be held in Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamshala
The third Test will start on 15 February in Rajkot. Whereas the fourth test will be played in Ranchi from 23 February. The fifth and final Test of the series will be played in Dharamshala from March 7.

Indian team for the remaining three matches of the series
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar. , Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep.