Akshar Patel, who has been ruled out of the team due to injury in the first Test, has adjusted to the second match In his Twitter handle, he said that the BCCI roles are appropriate and available for selection. The Indian team lost the first Test by 227 runs to England. Chasing a target of 420, the entire Indian team was all out after scoring just 192.

Earlier, the Indian cricket team shared a video on their Instagram which shows Akshar Patel bowling on the net. The video captioned, “He missed the first test, but Akshar Patel is now back and ready to perform spectacularly”. Akshar Patel was to join the XI in the first Test, but Shahbaz Nadeem was included in the squad after being injured at the last minute. Akshar Patel has been included in the team after Ravindra Jadeja was dropped from the series.

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Shahbaz Nadeem, who joined the squad to replace Akshar Patel, had a disappointing performance and was severely beaten in his first innings. However, Nadeem returned after taking three wickets in the first innings and two in the second, including Joe Root and Ben Stokes. Virat Kohli and the team’s management have been severely criticized for not including Kuldeep Yadav in the squad and have been questioned by many former cricketers. The second Test of the series will be played on February 13 at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.