In a crushing blow to India ahead of the fourth Test match against England, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the England tour following a left knee injury, the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) confirmed. Moreover, Arshdeep Singh has been ruled out of the fourth Test in Manchester. India have added Anshul Kamboj to the squad.
Reddy featured for India during the Edgbaston (second) and Lord’s (third) Test after missing the opener in Leeds. As for Arshdeep, he sustained an impact injury to his left thumb while bowling in the nets at a training session in Beckenham. He is being monitored by the BCCI medical team. The fourth match will get underway on July 23 (Wednesday) in Manchester, with England and India eyeing their goals.
India’s updated squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj