India allrounder Axar Patel has recovered completely and is now available for selection for the 2nd Test in Chennai against England to be played from Saturday (13), BCCI said on Thursday(11).
Axar had complained of pain in his left knee and was ruled out of the first Test.
India Selection Committee have now withdrawn Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar from the main squad.
The two players have instead been added back to the list of standby players.
India Test squad:
Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-Captain), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur
Standby players:
K S Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar, Priyank Panchal
Net Bowlers:
Ankit Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa Gowtham, Saurabh Kumar
