"While we've been able to manage the injury through the year and the T20 World Cup, the shift to Test cricket and the increased batting lead has reaggravated his elbow."Ultimately the injury is still not right and while he got through the Kanpur Test it was clear playing in the second Test wasn't an option," said Stead."We all know how much he loves playing and leading this team, particularly in Test cricket, so it's a very difficult decision to sit out," said coach Stead.He said that Kane will likely require a sustained period of rest follwed by rehabilitation, stretching and gradual batting loading, Stead was quoted as saying in the release.
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