Rajat Patidar, the Madhya Pradesh batter, who made his ODI debut for India last month in South Africa, has earned a Test call-up for the national side for the first two matches against England starting January 25 in Hyderabad. Patidar has replaced Virat Kohli in India’s squad, who had withdrawn from the first two matches citing personal reasons. Patidar is coming off two successive centuries for India A against the England Lions and was the frontrunner to be called up as Kohli’s replacement.
