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India's squad announcement for the final three Tests against England witnessed the comeback of star allrounder Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul. However, their participation in the third Test in Rajkot is subject to medical clearance.

Umesh Yadav keeps Essex on track for the Championship title by smashing a quick fifty against Hampshire while Karun Nair shone for Northamptonshire with an unbeaten hundred against Surrey on Wednesday.

"I enjoyed playing in England with Middlesex last season, and it will be good to return and test myself in those conditions again," Umesh said.

Team India squad for the Test series against West Indies has been announced. Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav have been dropped while a couple of young players have got a chance to impress.

India will take on Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the fourth Test on the 9th of March.

Umesh said on wickets like these, it makes more sense for a tail-ender to attack than defend.

A police official said a case was registered against Shailesh Thakre for cheating on a complaint lodged by Yadav.

IND vs SA 1st T20I: Earlier media reports stated that Shreyas Iyer and Shahbaz Ahmed are have been added to the squad while BCCI has now given confirmation after releasing a statement.

Yadav is ruled out for Middlesex's last two matches of the country championships this month.

The 34-year-old pacer has represented India in 52 Tests, 77 ODIS, and 7 T20Is and has scalped 273 international wickets across all formats. The reputed county club picked up Umesh after Shaheen Afridi had to head back to Pakistan

Siraj, who sustained a hamstring strain while bowling on the first evening of the second Test, managed only 15.5 overs in the two innings and coach Rahul Dravid admitted that his injury did affect the team strategy while defending 240 in the fourth innings.

The trio, who will play the remainder of the Indian Premier League that starts on September 19, was part of the Indian Test squad in England.

India were bundled out for 191 in their first innings. England in reply posted 290 as they rode on Oliie Pope’s 81 and Chris Woakes 50 for 99-run first innings lead. India were 43/0 when stumps were drawn.

Yadav's best haul has come against Australia -- 48 wickets in 14 Test matches. The pitch at The Oval is the most batting friendly where his skiddy deliveries could be more difficult to handle.

Ravichandran Ashwin remains absent from the India XI in the fourth Test at Oval.

In order to ramp up the coronavirus vaccination drive in the country, the Centre had last month announced a 'liberalised and accelerated' Phase 3 strategy of COVID-19 vaccination from May 1.

Umesh has played 48 Tests in a stop-start career and is part of arguably India's best-ever pace attack, which also includes Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah.

Yadav had begun his Indian Premier League (IPL) career in 2010 with the Delhi franchise when it was known as Delhi Daredevils.

The 33-year-old pacer, who started his IPL career with the Delhi franchise, returned to the side after being acquired for his base price of Rs 1 crore in the auction in February.

Delhi Capitals, however, is likely to be without their regular skipper Shreyas Iyer after he was ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against England following a left shoulder dislocation.