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India’s KL Rahul has been ruled out of the third Test against England but is expected to be match-fit for the final two games, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.
The Test begins Thursday in Rajkot with the five-match series level at 1-1 after India bounced back from their opening loss. Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja missed the second test due to injuries but were named in the squad for the rest of the three matches subject to fitness.
Rahul has reached “90 per cent of match fitness and is progressing well”, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.
“He will continue his recovery process at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru to be completely match-fit for the fourth and fifth test.”
Uncapped batsman Devdutt Padikkal has been added to the squad as Rahul’s replacement — SuperSport.
Peter Tanyanyiwa
Online Reporter