Mumbai, Feb. 13 -- KL Rahul, whose availability for the remaining three Tests was subject to fitness, has been ruled out of the third Test against England in Rajkot.

Rahul has reached 90 percent of match fitness and is progressing well under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team.

The Men's Selection Committee named Devdutt Padikkal as Rahul's replacement for the third Test, starting February 15.

The five-match Test series is level at 1-1, with England winning the first Test in Hyderabad and India, the second Test in Visakhapatnam.

Rahul had missed the second Test due to a quadricep injury, but the national selectors included him in the squad for the last three Tests only subject to a fitness clearance.

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