On Thursday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that all-rounder Axar Patel has recovered completely from the knee injury that had ruled him out of the first Test and he is now available for selection for the second Test starting Saturday in Chennai.

Moreover, Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar, who were added to the squad as replacement for Axar, have now been released from the team. They have been added to the group of standby players as they were before the first Test.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 11, 2021

Earlier on Thursday, Axar has seen bowling in the nets to India captain Virat Kohli in a video posted by BCCI on social media. The all-rounder was seen training with the India team on Thursday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium as the team had prepared hard for the second Test of the four-match series.

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England had defeated India by 227 runs in the first Test in Chennai, keeping their hopes alive for securing their place in the World Test Championship final. The second Test match will also be played in Chennai will also have fans in attendance after the first match was played behind closed doors.

Crowd up to 50 percent capacity will be allowed at the stadium for this Test. India needs to win the second Test in order to stand a chance to reach the WTC final along with New Zealand. In recent times, it hasn’t been easy for any team to beat India at home.

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India Test squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur