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After the series-levelling win over England, Dravid tried to clear the air over Kishan's absence once again.
K S Bharat, who is currently in South Africa as India 'A' skipper, has been inducted into the main squad.
Bharat, who has been groomed as Rishabh Pant's back-up for the past one year and is an India 'A' regular, has had scores of 8, 6, 23 not out, 17 and 3 in the five innings that he played in the first three Tests.
Wriddhiman Saha couldn't take the field due to neck stiffness.
The 26-year-old Bharat is uncapped and has an experience of 74 first-class matches with 4,143 runs.
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