Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- After failing to recover from the quadriceps pain, senior batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the third match in the ongoing five-match Test series against England. Moreover, there is also question mark over star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's fitness and subsequent availability for the Rajkot game.

Under the circumstance, team management will have a hard time figuring out their playing XI for the third match against the visitors where they will aim to take lead against England for the first time in this five-match series.

If Jadeja is fit, he will be included in the playing XI. It means one between all-rounder Axar Patel and chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav will sit out. In that case, Kuldeep is likely to maintai...