England spin spearhead Jack Leach will miss the remainder of their five-match Test series against India with a left knee injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday.
The 32-year-old injured his knee twice in England’s first Test win in Hyderabad, where he took two wickets, and missed the second match in Visakhapatnam, which the hosts won on Monday to level the series at 1-1.
The ECB said it would not call up a replacement and Leach will head home from Abu Dhabi, where the team remains ahead of the third match in Rajkot, which starts on Thursday.
“Leach will work closely with the England and Somerset medical teams regarding his rehabilitation,” the cricket board added in a statement.
England handed Shoaib Bashir his Test debut in place of Leach in the second Test. Bashir missed the opener after a visa delay, which was later rectified.
The third match will be followed by matches in Ranchi and Dharamsala.
Indian batsman Virat Kohli has also been ruled out of the last three Tests due to personal reasons.
