Injuries force changes into India squad for England T20Is
All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the T20I series, while Rinku Singh will miss second and third game of the series.
The duo will miss out following injuries.
The BCCI announced on Saturday that all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the ongoing five-match T20I series against England. He sustained a side strain injury during a practice session in Chennai ahead of the second T20I. Reddy will now travel to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for further treatment and rehabilitation.
Along with Reddy, Rinku Singh is also on the injury list. He was ruled out of the second and third games of the ongoing series due to a back spasm sustained while fielding during the first T20I in Kolkata.
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The Senior Men's selection committee has added Shivam Dube and Ramandeep Singh to the T20I squad.
India secured a seven-wicket victory over England in the first encounter in Kolkata. The two teams will face off again on January 25 in Chennai.
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India’s updated squad for the T20I series against England: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Axar Patel (VC), Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shivam Dube, Ramandeep Singh.