Madhya Pradesh prolific batter Rajat Patidar was named as a replacement for India's batting mainstay Virat Kohli for the first two Tests against England.
"Rajat Patidar has joined the team as Virat Kohli's replacement for the first two Tests against England," the BCCI said in the announcement.
Kohli had decided to make himself unavailable for the first two Tests of the five-match series due to "personal reasons".