<p>Seamer Shardul Thakur will miss the second Test against England that starts at Lord's on Thursday due to a hamstring injury, India skipper Virat Kohli said on the eve of the match.</p>.<p>Thakur, who picked up four wickets in the first test at Trent Bridge, did not train with the team this week but should be fit for the third test at Headingley.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/batting-concerns-for-india-1018651.html" target="_blank">Batting concerns for India</a></strong></p>.<p>The touring side have the option of replacing Thakur with either a spinning all-rounder in Ravichandran Ashwin or a fourth seamer in Ishant Sharma.</p>.<p>England, meanwhile, have injury troubles of their own, with seamer Stuart Broad set to miss out due to a calf problem and fellow pacer James Anderson doubtful with a tight quad.</p>.<p>The two sides drew the opening game of the five-match series in Nottingham last week after the final day was called off due to rain without a single ball being bowled.</p>
<p>Seamer Shardul Thakur will miss the second Test against England that starts at Lord's on Thursday due to a hamstring injury, India skipper Virat Kohli said on the eve of the match.</p>.<p>Thakur, who picked up four wickets in the first test at Trent Bridge, did not train with the team this week but should be fit for the third test at Headingley.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/batting-concerns-for-india-1018651.html" target="_blank">Batting concerns for India</a></strong></p>.<p>The touring side have the option of replacing Thakur with either a spinning all-rounder in Ravichandran Ashwin or a fourth seamer in Ishant Sharma.</p>.<p>England, meanwhile, have injury troubles of their own, with seamer Stuart Broad set to miss out due to a calf problem and fellow pacer James Anderson doubtful with a tight quad.</p>.<p>The two sides drew the opening game of the five-match series in Nottingham last week after the final day was called off due to rain without a single ball being bowled.</p>