India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has ruled out of the final two Tests against England because of a knee injury.
India trail the five-match series 2-1 after losing by 22 runs at Lord’s last week.
“Nitish will fly back home and the team wishes him a speedy recovery,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a statement.
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Reddy scored 45 runs and took three wickets in his two outings in the series. The fourth Test starts on Wednesday at Old Trafford.
Left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh, who is yet to feature in the series, will miss the fourth Test after injuring his thumb during net practice.
Uncapped all-roununder Anshul Kamboj has been added to India’s squad.
India’s updated squad for fourth Test: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashsvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar Thakur, jasprit bumrah, mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj
— AFP