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New Delhi, Nov 21: Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan starred for India in the first Test in Kolkata against Sri Lanka but the duo will not be part of the squad in the second Test in Nagpur.
While Bhuvneshwar will not be available for the next two Tests due to his marriage, Shikhar has cited some personal reasons to for opting out of the second Test. The left-handed batsman will, however, be available for the third Test.
Rookie Tamil Nadu all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been drafted in the Indian squad as a replacement for Bhuvneshar.
"The BCCI would like to inform that Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan have been released from India's Test team. The duo made a request to the selectors and the team management to release them owing to personal reasons," the statement said.
"Kumar will not take any further part in the ongoing Paytm Test series against Sri Lanka and the All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Vijay Shankar as his replacement. Dhawan is available for selection for the third Test," it further stated.
Bhuvneshwar bagged 8 wickets in the two innings and was awarded the man of the match for the Kolkata Test. While Dhawan played a brilliant knock of 94 runs in the second innings and gave the hosts a solid start after being restricted to 172 in the first innings.
Shankar is not expected to play in the second Test as Murali Vijay is the reserve opener in the squad and Ishant Sharma is the third pacer.
However, this is the maiden call-up for the Tamil Nadu One Day captain, who has scored 1671 runs and taken 27 wickets in 32 first-class matches.
He has been playing for India A for some time and also is next in line after Hardik Pandya as the seam bowling all-rounder.
India Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul, M Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-Captain), Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Vijay Shankar.
