Ashwin was hit on the right hand during a net session this morning. To avoid any further damage, Ashwin decided not to bowl, bat or field today.
With India in a spot of bother at 147/5 after the fall of Kohli's wicket, Rahul and Karthik joined forces to produce some exhilerating strokeplay to register a century stand of 114.
Virat Kohli would take confidence from his first innings in long format on the England tour, where he scored 68 at a strike-rate of 73.11
Shastri believes that the challenge is to beat England in the 5-Test series. In the long run, he wants to see that the Indian team performs well on tour without making excuses about overseas conditions.
Ajinkya Rahane will next be seen in action when he leads India in the historic one-off Test versus Afghanistan starting from June 14 at Bengaluru.
Harbhajan Singh stressed that rest is essential for every cricketer.
BCCI office-bearer: All we can say at the moment is Virat (Kohli) is playing three Royal London Cup matches followed by two county games till June 23. Post that, any decision that will be taken will depend on the situation that he will be in.
In Virat Kohli's absence, Ajinkya Rahane will lead India versus Afghanistan at Bengaluru.
India will play 3 T20Is, at Old Trafford (on July 3), Cardiff (July 6), and Bristol (July 8).
KL Rahul has regained a place due to his ominous form in IPL 2018. Meanwhile, Siddarth Kaul joins India's pace battery.