Bhuvneshwar added, Gambhir dropped for remainder of England series

New Delhi: Bhuneshwar Kumar has been Re-called for the remaining three Test Matches against England while  Gautam Gambhir is left out from 16-member squad.

Bhuneshwar Kumar returns from back strain which kept the pacer away from action after the second Test match Between India and New Zealand.

The panel led by MSK Prasad decided not to include Gautam Gambhir. The Delhi born cricketers disappointing performance in the first Test against England at Rajkot proved enough the show him the exit door.  Gambhir managed 29 runs in the first innings at Rajkot while he returned back to the pavilion without opening his account in the second innings.

Team : Virat Kohli (Capt), Ajinkya  Rahane, KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun  Nair, Wriddhiman  Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya

India claimed an easy win against England in the second Test match at Vishakhapatnam by 246 runs. India now lead five-match series 1-0.

The hosts will play England at Mohali in third Test match starting on November 26.