Fit-again all-rounder Axar Patel has replaced left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav for India’s second Test against Sri Lanka, beginning here on Saturday.
The Indian team management has released Kuldeep from the squad.
Axar had been recovering from a shin injury that had forced him to miss the South Africa tour and the T20 series against West India. He had also tested positive for COVID-19 recently.