India’s Test Squad Selection Delayed by Ravindra Jadeja Fitness; KL Rahul Gets Green Light to Retur

According to reports, Ravindra Jadeja fitness state has caused the much-anticipated selection meeting to select the India team for the remaining three Test matches against England to be postponed. Originally, Thursday’s virtual meeting of the Ajit Agarkar-led BCCI selection committee was scheduled. After that, it was moved to Friday, and as of right now, according to The report, the selectors have chosen to move the meeting even farther forward to Saturday. The selection meeting was initially postponed due to Jasprit Bumrah’s management of the workload and the fitness levels of KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja. After speaking with the BCCI medical team, it is currently thought that the selection committee and team management have decided to play Bumrah in the third Test.

Rahul, meantime, has been cleared by the NCA to play. Due to a quadriceps injury, he was unable to participate in the second Test. Right now, Jadeja is the sole point of disagreement.Like Rahul, Jadeja was unable to participate in the Visakhapatnam Test. In the second innings of the first Test match in Hyderabad, the all-round player injured his hamstring while attempting to take a single. Ben Stokes slammed the stumps down to run him out, but not before his hands found his hamstring. Jadeja has been attempting to restore her full fitness at the NCA ever since. Even though he has come a long way, it will take him a few more days to recover completely.

Selectors willing to wait for Ravindra Jadeja

The selectors are prepared to hold off on declaring the team until after Jadeja’s final fitness report, given the value she brings to the table as a left-arm spinner and batsman. The think tank is prepared to hold off on Jadeja until the very last minute. It is thought that the left-hander can neutralize the threat provided by the spinners, particularly Tom Hartley, given his impressive batting display in the first Test, according to a source. There are still five days until the third Test in Rajkot. Subject to a fitness clearance, the selectors may decide to put Jadeja in the team if needed. On the other hand, most people believe Jadeja will be ready to play by February 15.

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Jadeja will most likely replace Axar Patel in the starting lineup if he returns. Thus far in the series, Axar hasn’t been able to make much of an impression. In Visakhapatnam, he was promoted up the order, although he did not achieve anything notable. Additionally, he hasn’t been able to provide enough pressure to the England batters when he has the ball. Mohammed Siraj is another player who is almost guaranteed to make a comeback to the team, in addition to Jadeja and Rahul. For the second Test, he took a break and was replaced by Mukesh Kumar. However, the latter was unable to seize the chance.Sarfaraz Khan and Rajat Patidar may both be able to maintain their spots in the team due to Shreyas Iyer’s ongoing back issues.Regarding Virat Kohli, it’s very much a given that the former captain won’t play in the full series for personal reasons.