New Delhi: Ahead of the one-off Test against England at Lord’s, India were forced to make late changes after opener Prateek Raval was ruled out with a knee injury. The women’s selection committee has named Priya Punia as her replacement for the match starting on Friday.Pratika suffered an injury around her right knee while playing for India A in the second ODI against England A in Taunton. The injury required stitches and she was not able to recover in time to participate in the Test. Head coach Amol Majumdar confirmed this setback before the match.Muzumdar said, “Pratika has been ruled out of the Test match due to the injury she sustained in the India A match. She has injured her knee which required a few stitches. She is out of the Test match and Priya Punia has been included in the squad.”Priya received the call-up after an impressive performance in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against England A. She was the leading run-scorer for India A with 171 runs in three matches and played a key role in the team’s 2–1 series win.Pratika made her Test debut against Australia earlier this year and scored 81 runs in two innings, including a half-century in the second innings.Speaking about her love for the longest format after that debut, Pratika had said:“Test cricket is the most beautiful format. Since childhood, my father and coaches have told me that it is very important to perform well in this format. When you are groomed like that, it naturally becomes your favorite format.”

India’s squad for the one-off Test against England:

Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Shree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nandini Sharma, Harleen Deol, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaur, Sayali Satghare, Sneh Rana and Priya Punia.