IND vs ENG: Axar Patel dominated out of 1st Test with knee downside

Image Source : TWITTER/BCCI Spinner Axar Patel has been dominated out of the primary Test between India and England with a knee damage.
Team India left-arm spinner Axar Patel has been dominated out of the primary Test in opposition to England, after he complained of knee ache. Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar have been added to the squad as cowl for Patel. 

According to a BCCI launch, Patel complained of ache in his left knee through the crew’s non-obligatory observe session on Thursday (February 4).

The spinner was in line to make his Test debut within the first match of the sequence in opposition to England, after Indian captain Virat Kohli had hinted that Patel might be essential to the aspect’s plans within the absence of Ravindra Jadeja, who can also be out with damage.

India’s damage disaster did not appear to finish through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia final month, when the aspect fielded a rookie tempo assault within the deciding Test at Brisbane. None of the first-choice bowlers have been match to play within the sport, however India defied all odds to beat Australia and win the sequence.

In the absence of Patel, India’s spin choices now embrace Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin and Washington Sundar, with the brand new arrivals of Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar as cowl for the outgoing 27-year-old.

Axar Patel dominated out of first @Paytm #INDvENG Test; Shahbaz Nadeem & Rahul Chahar added to India squadMore particulars 👉 https://t.co/2uk74iyVpW pic.twitter.com/MpUdUGMauB— BCCI (@BCCI) February 5, 2021

The Test sequence between India and England sees the return of worldwide cricket in India for the primary time for the reason that motion got here to a halt as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

The first two Tests happen in Chennai, whereas the revamped Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad performs host to the remaining two video games of the sequence. 

India squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishab Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasiprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar