Changes in T20I Squad against England: Nitish Kumar Reddy out, Rinku Singh to miss matches as Dube and Ramandeep appointed replacements

In contrast, left-handed batter Rinku Singh suffered a low back spasm while fielding during the 1st T20I against England on January 22. The BCCI Medical Team is closely monitoring his progress and he is showing signs of improvement. As a precautionary measure, he will not be participating in the upcoming second and third T20Is against England.

The Senior Selection Committee has now included Shivam Dube and Ramandeep Singh in the squad.

The BCCI did not provide any update on the left-handed opening batter Abhishek Sharma, who twisted his ankle during a practice session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday.

Hence, it looks likely that there is nothing serious about Abhishek's injury.

Shivam Dube to join squad in Rajkot

Shivam Dube will join the squad in Rajkot ahead of the third T20I on Tuesday, January 28.

India had won the first T20I against England quite comprehensively after chasing down the target of 133 inside 13 overs.

India have had a commendable record in the shortest format since the beginning of 2024. Suryakumar Yadav is yet to lose a T20I series ever since taking over from Rohit Sharma as the full-time captain.

Under Suryakumar Yadav, India defeated Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and South Africa last year in the shortest format. Axar Patel was promoted to vice-captain ahead of the series against England.

Mohammed Shami also returned to the India squad after being sidelined for more than a year due to a knee injury. However, he was not part of the playing XI in the first T20I. It remains to be seen whether he gets a game later in this series.

India’s updated squad for the T20I series against England: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Axar Patel (VC), Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shivam Dube, Ramandeep Singh.

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