IND vs SL: Axar Patel replaces Kuldeep Yadav in India squad for second Test

Axar Patel. Pic/PTI

Fit-again all-rounder Axar Patel has replaced left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav for India's second Test against Sri Lanka, beginning here on Saturday.
The Indian team management has released Kuldeep from the squad.

Axar had been recovering from a shin injury that had forced him to miss the South Africa tour and the T20 series against West India. He had also tested positive for COVID-19 recently.

"Axar was the first choice but had to undergo recovery and hence Kuldeep was a back-up," a BCCI source said. "Now Axar is fit and back so Kuldeep has been released," the source added.

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