INDvENG: Injured Alex Hales replaced by Jonny Bairstow for T20 series

England wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow has replaced the injured Alex Hales in the squad for the three T20 Internationals to be played against India from January 26.

Hales fractured his right hand while attempting a catch during the second ODI in Cuttack on Thursday, ruling himself out of the third ODI as well as the T20 series.

Gutted to be heading home early. Best of luck to the lads for Sunday and the t20 series #INDvsENG

— Alex Hales (@AlexHales1) January 20, 2017

His replacement, Bairstow, was already part of the ODI squad and will now remain in India till the end of the tour.

The England team announced the inclusion of Bairstow in the T20 squad on its Twitter handle.

.@jbairstow21 will replace @AlexHales1 in our IT20 squad for the three-match series against @BCCI - starts Jan 26 #Kanpur #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/CzikyO9Pzy

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 21, 2017

While Bairstow is yet to feature in the ODI series, he kept wickets for all five Test matches that preceded the limited overs series.

After Tests, England face another whitewash in the ODI after trailing 2-0.