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IND vs ENG T20I: Allrounder Shivam Dube, who was part of the World Cup-winning campaign last year, has been added to India’s T20I squad for the ongoing five-match T20 series against England by the senior selection committee.

Dube will join the Indian team in Rajkot. As per the latest BCCI media adviso , Dube has been called up to the squad as Nitish Kumar Reddy is reported to have picked up an injury from which he hasn’t recovered yet.

Dube played for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir, though his performances were disappointing at the Bandra Kurla Complex, where he got out 0 in both innings as Mumbai suffered a damaging defeat.

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Dube wasn't initially part of the Indian squad for this series as the selectors preferred Reddy and Hardik Pandya as the two all-rounders. He couldn't recover well in time from the back injury and thus was ruled out from the first phase of the Ranji Trophy. He then featured in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where Mumbai won the title.

The Suryakumar Yadav-led side won the series opener in Kolkata and would play the 2nd T20I at the MA Chidambaram stadium. The third match will be held in Rajkot, whereas the fourth and the fifth match will be held in Pune and Mumbai.

Rinku injured

Meanwhile, the BCCI also said lower-order batter Rinku Singh sustained a low back spasm while fielding in the first T20I against England on January 22 at the Eden Gardens.

"He is progressing well and the BCCI medical team is monitoring him closely. He is ruled out of the 2nd and 3rd games of the ongoing T20I series," the BCCI release said.

Ramandeep Singh has been added to India's squad as a cover for Rinku Singh.

However, Reddy's injury came as a massive disappointment as he has been progressing well as an all-format player.

Incidentally, the last time Reddy was forced out of the Indian team due to injury was during his maiden T20I tour of Zimbabwe and it was Dube, who had replaced him.

India's updated squad for the T20I series against England: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Axar Patel (VC), Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shivam Dube, Ramandeep Singh.