IND v ENG: Parthiv Patel to replace injured Saha for Mohali Test

New Delhi: Indian wicket keeper Wriddhiman Saha suffered a thigh strain during India’s victory against England in the second Test match at Vizag and he is ruled out of the next game.

 31-year-old Parthiv Patel will replace injured Wriddhiman Saha in the 3rd Test match against England at Mohali, beginning on November 26.  The southpaw will return to the national Test side after 8 years.

Indian selectors on Tuesday announced 16-member squad for remaining three Test matches against England. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was added while Gautam Gambhir was left out.  

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