Fast bowler Umesh Yadav passes fitness test

AHMEDABAD: Fast bowler Umesh Yadav has passed a fitness test and has been include in the Indian team for the last two Tests against England, the Indian cricket board said in a statement on Monday.

"Team India fast bowler UmeshYadav appeared for a fitness test on Sunday, 21st February at Motera. He has cleared his fitness test and has been added to the squad for the last two Tests of the ongoing India-England Test series," said the statement. "Shardul Thakur has been released from the squad to take part in the Vijay Hazare Trophy," it said.

The four-match Test series is levelled 1-1.

Squad for last two Tests: ViratKohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, MayankAgarwal, Shubman Gill, CheteshwarPujara, AjinkyaRahane (vice-captain), KL Rahul, HardikPandya, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), WriddhimanSaha (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, KuldeepYadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, JaspritBumrah, Mohammed Siraj, UmeshYadav. IANS 

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