India has been dealt with a major blow prior to the second T20I match against England in Chennai. Two of the most important members of the playing XI, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh will not be part of the match,

All-rounder Nitish Kumar has been ruled out of the ongoing five-match T20I series against England. Rinku Singh will miss the second and third T20Is.

Shivam Dube and Ramandeep Singh have been added to India's T20I squad for the series against England in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh. Reddy is out of the five-match series with a side strain,

India batter Rinku Singh has been ruled out of the 2nd and 3rd T20Is against England due to a lower back spasm he sustained during the first match in Kolkata.

All-rounder Nitish Reddy sustained a side strain injury in the practice session on January 24 in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. He is ruled out of the ongoing 5-match T20I series. Reddy will head to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for further management.