Khan lands England call

12 April 2012

England have named Amjad Khan as their replacement for the injured Ryan Sidebottom in their squad for the scheduled two-Test tour of India.

Denmark-born Kent fast bowler Khan will join Kevin Pietersen's squad in India after England officials decided to resume their tour following terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid will also travel with the squad but has not officially been added to it.

Left-armer Sidebottom is not among those currently preparing in Abu Dhabi for a series set to start in Chennai on Thursday, having suffered a side strain during the aborted one-day leg of the pre-Christmas tour.

Khan, 28, was awarded British citizenship in 2006 - following a breakthrough season for Kent a year earlier.

But after elevation to the England Academy squad, he subsequently suffered a serious knee injury which required surgery and kept him out for the 2007 season.

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