Parthiv to replace injured wicketkeeper Saha for Mohali Test

New Delhi: 31-year-old wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel will make a comeback in the national Test squad after eight years as he has been named as a replacement for injured Wriddhiman Saha for the third Test between India and England, scheduled to be held from November 26 in Mohali.A BCCI media release today said, "BCCI medical team confirms that India wicketkeeperWriddhiman Saha developed a strain in his left thigh during the second match of the five match Paytm Test Series-2016, played against England at Visakhapatnam.

"As a precautionary measure, Saha has been advised rest and will not play in the next Test match of the series.Parthiv Patel will replace Saha in the Indian team for the third Test to be played from November 26, 2016, at Mohali," it added.Parthiv has an average of 29.69 with 683 runs in 20 tests he played, which includes four half-centuries.The Gujarat batsman made his last international appearance in an ODI against Sri Lanka in 2012.

India squad: Virat Kohli (c), Jayant Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, M Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Parthiv Patel (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya.(UNI)