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.

India are facing England in a five-match T20I series. They won the first T20I on the back of a brilliant show by both batters and the bowlers. Meanwhile, India have been forced to add an injury cover for Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Mumbai all-rounder Shivam Dube is set to be recalled in the Indian squad for the last three T20 Internationals against England as rising star Nitish Kumar Reddy is expected to be out due to an unspecified injury.

Shivam Dube recently played for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy tie against Jammu and Kashmir. However, he had a disappointing outing, recording ducks in both the innings. Mumbai suffe

The BCCI said that Nitish Kumar Reddy will head to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for further management.

Dube, who last played for India during the series against Sri Lanka in July last year, had a layoff due to back injury and recently returned to domestic cricket after rehabilitation.

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,

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.