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India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and player KL Rahul were on Monday controlled out of the second Test against Britain, managing a body disaster for the hosts after a shock misfortune in the series opener here.

Jadeja supported a hamstring injury while going for a speedy single on Sunday while Rahul whined of torment in his right quadriceps.

Worryingly, Rahul had likewise harmed his right thigh while handling in the IPL in May last year and that necessary a medical procedure, keeping him out of the game for quite a long time.

"Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul have been controlled out of the second IDFC First Bank Test against Britain in Vizag, beginning February 02, 2024," the BCCI said in a media discharge.

"The BCCI Clinical Group is observing the advancement of the pair," it added.

The determination panel has added Mumbai player Sarfaraz Khan, left-arm spinner Sourabh Kumar and all-rounder Washington Sundar to the crew for the subsequent Test.

It is a lady public call up for Sarfaraz subsequent to scoring truck heap of runs in homegrown cricket and all the more as of late in the India A series against Britain Lions.

With Virat Kohli currently inaccessible for the initial two Tests because of individual reasons, the wounds to Jadeja and Rahul have exacerbated the situation for India, who wind up under tension in the wake of losing just their fourth Test at home beginning around 2013.

Both Rahul and Jadeja had made critical commitments in the main Test before Britain organized a surprising rebound to dominate the match by 28 runs and go 1-0 up in the five-match series.

Jadeja gobbled up five wickets and made 87 in the primary innings while Rahul scored 86.

Jadeja's inside and out capacities are important to the group. Off-spinner Sundar, who has shown a ton of commitment in his four-Test old profession, could supplant Jadeja in the playing eleven.

Since getting back in the game from injury in the Asia Cup in September, Rahul has shown heavenly structure in the ODI and Test design. Keeping wickets in the ODI World Cup and all the more as of late in the Test series in South Africa added to his responsibility.

However Sarfaraz has a merited hit up, the possibilities of Rajat Patidar, who was at that point a piece of the 15, making his presentation in Vizag are higher.

With Sundar being drafted into the Test, Saransh Jain has been named as his substitution in the India 'A' crew for the third and last multi-day game against Britain Lions beginning on Thursday in Ahmedabad.

"Avesh Khan will keep on going with his Ranji Prize group, Madhya Pradesh and will join the Test crew whenever required," the delivered added.

India's refreshed crew for second Test versus Britain:

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar.