India v New Zealand, 2nd Test: Indian team sans Rahul, Kumble arrives in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Led by skipper Virat Kohli, the Indian Test squad sans opener Lokesh Rahul and coach Anil Kumble arrived here along with the New Zealand team ahead of second Test starting on Friday.
Rahul has been ruled out of the match because of a hamstring injury while Kumble is slated to join the team Wednesday morning ahead of their practice session at Eden Gardens in the afternoon, local manager said.
Left-handed opener Gautam Gambhir has replaced Rahul for the second Test.
Gambhir's impressive show in the recent Duleep Trophy, where he scored four back-to-back half-centuries including two 90 plus scores, has again brought him back in focus.
India have a back-up opener in left-handed batsman Shikhar Dhawan. Gambhir had played the last of his 56 Tests against England at The Oval in August 2014.
Rahul had sustained the injury while batting in the second innings of the Kanpur Test, which India won by 197 runs on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The Black Caps, meanwhile, arrived with Jeetan Patel in place of injured off-spinner Mark Craig.