NEW DELHI: India's middle order batsman KL Rahul, whose participation in the final Test was subject to fitness, was ruled out of the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala.
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) stated in a press release that their medical team is closely monitoring him and coordinating with specialists in London for further management of his issue.
The release further stated that Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who was released from the squad for the 4th Test in Ranchi, will join the squad in Dharamsala for the 5th Test.
The release added that Washington Sundar has been released from the squad and will join Tamil Nadu - his Ranji Trophy side - for their Ranji Trophy semi-final match against Mumbai, starting on March 2. He will join the India squad after the completion of the domestic fixture for the fifth Test, if need be.
The release also said that pacer Mohammed Shami successfully underwent a surgery on February 26 for his right heel problem and is recovering well and will soon head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru to commence his rehabilitation process.
India's updated squad for the 5th Test: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep
1/10:4th Test: India beat England to take unassailable lead
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2/10:Five-wicket win
<p>India accomplished a nervy chase to secure a five-wicket victory against England in the fourth Test and claim an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. </p>AP
3/10:The flying start
<p>Chasing a modest 192 for victory, India cruised to 84 for no loss with openers Rohit Sharma (55) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (37) giving them a flying start. </p>AP
4/10:Shoaib Bashir
<p>The English spinners, led by Shoaib Bashir (3-79), then engineered a collapse that left India reeling at 120-5. </p>AFP
5/10:India openers
<p>Needing 152 runs on day four with all 10 wickets intact, Rohit and in-form opener Jaiswal looked at ease on a pitch, where the odd ball kept low. </p>AFP
6/10:Rohit Sharma
<p>Rohit smacked James Anderson for a six over mid-on and Jaiswal hit spinner Shoaib Bashir for back-to-back fours. </p>IANS
7/10:Joe Root
<p>Joe Root broke the stand in his first over when Jaiswal tried to slice it and Anderson dived full length at short third man to grab the edge. </p>Getty Images
8/10:The stumping
<p>Rohit brought up his fifty before Hartley drew him out of the crease with a flighted delivery and Ben Foakes whipped off the bails to effect the stumping. </p>AP
9/10:Sarfaraz Khan
<p>India slumped to 100-3 after Bashir dismissed Rajat Patidar for a duck and after lunch accounted for Ravindra Jadeja and Sarfaraz Khan off successive deliveries. </p>AP
