India's new pace sensation Varun Aaron and promising batsman Ajinkya Rahane will reinforce India's limited-overs squad in England after Ishant Sharma and Virender Sehwag were ruled out on Monday.
After amassing a mere 41 runs in four Test innings, which included a king pair, Indian opener Sehwag will now miss the one-off Twenty20 clash as well as the one day international (ODI) series against England.
It is understood that Sehwag has not completely recovered from the shoulder surgery he underwent immediately after the IPL in May.
Sehwag had a quiet word with the two on-tour national selectors - Narendra Hirwani and Surendra Bhave - and the team management; and the decision was then conveyed to the BCCI top brass.
In addition to the shoulder injury, Sehwag has also been suffering from hearing problems in his left ear, after being exposed to a loud sound on July 24, according to the note sent by the National Cricket Academy physiotherapist Nitin Patel to the tour physio Ashish Kaushik when the opener joined the squad for the tour match in Northampton.
Meanwhile, Ishant, who sustained a ligament injury in his left ankle during the Birmingham Test, has also been ruled out.
Aaron has been knocking on Team India's door every since he burst onto the scene in the Indian Premier League, More recently, the 21-year-old took 25 wickets from 11 first-class matches and confirmed his potential when he ended up the top wicket-taker (10 in four games) in the Emerging Players Meet in Australia.
Rahane has been one of the busiest player in the domestic cricket. He too gave a good account of himself in the Emerging Players Meet by being the top-scorer with 311 runs in four matches, including two centuries at an average of 67.72. He has played 48 first-class matches and scored 4673 runs at an average of 67.72.
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