Summary:
Kanpur, Nov 23 (PTI) Senior India opener KL Rahul was on Tuesday ruled out of the two-Test series against New Zealand due to a muscle strain in his left thigh, a development which is expected to open up debut opportunity for either Shreyas Iyer or Suryakumar Yadav.
The opening Test is scheduled to begin in Kanpur from Thursday and Suryakumar has been added to the Indian squad.
"Team India batsman KL Rahul has sustained a muscle strain on his left thigh and has been ruled out of the upcoming 2-match Paytm Test series against New Zealand," BCCI said in a release.
"He will now undergo rehabilitation at NCA in preparation for the series against South Africa scheduled next month," the release added.
Rahul was missing from the Indian team"s customary practice session, attended by almost all the players at the Green Park stadium on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Rahul has featured in 40 Tests, scoring 2321 runs at an average of 35.16.