New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been released from the India Test team and will now link up with the India A team in Rajkot for the One-Day series against South Africa A starting on Thursday.

Reddy will be replaced in the India Test playing XI as Rishabh Pant will come back as keeper-batter and Dhruv Jurel will be retained as batter.

“Nitish Reddy will link up with the India A squad in Rajkot as the team management wants him to remain in the groove post his quadriceps injury and neck spasms during the tour of Australia. It will only be good for him if he gets match time. There is no point for him to just sit here for five days. Rather, he would do well to play three games in five days and prepare for the white-ball leg against the Proteas," a source privy to de

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