India vs England Test Series, Indian Player Released: The five-match Test series between India and England has started. The first test match of this series is being played in Hyderabad. Before this match, the team management took a big decision and released a player from the squad. The name of that player is Avesh Khan who was released from the team before the Hyderabad Test . He was not even included for the first test.
Why was Avesh Khan out of the team?
Let us tell you that Avesh Khan is not a part of the playing 11 of the first test. For this reason, he was released so that he could play for his team Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Trophy from 26 to 29 January. After this he will rejoin the team before the second Test starting from February 2 in Visakhapatnam. This information was also given by BCCI in the post made during the toss.
🚨 Toss Update 🚨
England win the toss in Hyderabad and elect to bat in the 1st #INDvENG Test.
Fast bowler Avesh Khan has been released to play for his Ranji trophy team, Madhya Pradesh for their next Ranji Trophy fixture.
Rajat Patidar has joined the team as Virat Kohli’s… pic.twitter.com/g9TfcLZZvs
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 25, 2024
While giving information about Avesh Khan, the board also said that he has been released from the team so that he can play for his Ranji team Madhya Pradesh. Regarding Rajat Patidar, it was told in this post that he has joined the team as a replacement for Virat Kohli.
India’s Playing 11 for Hyderabad Test
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
How is the record of Avesh Khan?
Avesh Khan was also with the team on the South Africa tour. He is still waiting for his test debut. He has taken 9 wickets in 8 ODIs for India. Apart from this, he has taken 19 wickets in his name while playing 20 T20 Internationals. If we talk about first class records, Avesh Khan has 154 wickets in his name in 39 matches. Considering his record, he was included in the Test squad. Now he will join the team before the second test.