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New Delhi - Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and all-rounder Yuvraj Singh were on Wednesday ruled out of the remaining two Tests of the four-match series against England due to injuries.
The duo, who suffered the injuries during the second Test at Trent Bridge, were replaced with middle-order batsman Virat Kohli and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha.
"Yuvraj has fractured his left index finger and Harbhajan has a Grade I abdominal muscle strain," Indian cricket board secretary N. Srinivasan said in a statement.
"While Yuvraj's injury may take around four weeks to recover, Harbhajan is likely to recover in three weeks' time.
"The selection committee has picked Virat Kohli and Pragyan Ojha as their replacements. Both players will join the Indian team at the earliest."
The third Test starts in Edgbaston on August 10 and the last match at the Oval on August 18.
Ojha, who played his last Test against New Zealand at home in 2010, has so far bagged 42 wickets in 11 matches while Kohli has scored 76 runs in three Tests.
India are trailing 2-0 in the ongoing series following their defeats in the first two Tests at Lord's and Trent Bridge. They will also play a one-off Twenty20 match and five one-day internationals after the Test series.
