Sehwag out of first two Tests

India opener Virender Sehwag, who was picked into the Indian Test squad for England tour, despite not having recovered completely from a shoulder surgery, has beenu00a0ruled out of the first two Tests. He is scheduled to join the team a fortnight late and will now be available for the third and fourth Test.

Sehwag previously missed the entire West Indies tour due to the shoulder injury. Abhinav Mukund, who took Sehwag's place in the West Indies, is part of the England tour and likely to open the innings alongside Gautam Gambhir.