By: Eastern Eye Staff
India will be without three of their first-choice batsmen in the first two Tests against England after openers Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul, and middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma were ruled out due to injuries. Fast bowler Ishant Sharma returned to the 15-man squad after missing the Test series against New Zealand due to illness, while uncapped all-rounder Hardik Pandya received a first call-up to the national side for the longer format. Right-hander Rohit, who bats in the middle order in the Test team, suffered a thigh injury during the final one-day international against New Zealand. He was expected to be…
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