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With Ravindra Jadeja: Ahead of the second Test against England at the ACA-VDCA Stadium starting on Friday, India batter Rajat Patidar said receiving his maiden Test call-up after recovering from an Achilles injury has been the happiest moment for him.

Patidar was recently with India ‘A’ squad, currently playing against England Lions in Ahmedabad and made 151 off 158 balls in the first four-day match in a pressure situation last month. He was called into the Test team after Virat Kohli pulled out of the first two Tests due to personal reasons.

The right-handed batter had missed the majority of 2023 due to an Achilles injury needing surgery in the United Kingdom and recovered to make his ODI debut against South Africa at Paarl in December 2023.