New Delhi: On Thursday, February 29, BCCI announced an updated squad for the fifth and final Test starting on March 7 in Dharmshala. The Rohit Sharma-led side dealt a blow as KL Rahul, who missed the last three games because of a quadricep injury, has been ruled out of the series, as he will travel to the UK for medical assistance for his injury.

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Jasprit Bumrah has returned to the side after a break in the fourth match to manage his workload. Meanwhile, Washington Sundar has been released from the team to participate in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals for Tamil Nadu.

Notably, Tamil Nadu will take on Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals on March 2 at the MCA Cricket Ground.

Here is the updated squad for the upcoming Test match.

Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Md Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep

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BCCI also provided an update on Mohammed Shami, who missed the series because of a heel injury and stated that the right-arm seamer underwent a successful surgery on February 26.

Further, the board is also sweating hard on KL Rahul’s fitness as the LSG skipper missed the second half of IPL 2023 because of similar injury. Further, T20 World Cup 2024 starts right after IPL 2024 and the management wants key players to be in their full fitness.