New Delhi: Jharkhand's seasoned left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem has made a strong case for himself to be considered for the six-match limited overs series against England after Ravindra Jadeja's understudy Axar Patel in Thursday underwent a finger surgery in Mumbai.

With Axar ruled out and Jadeja expected to be sparingly used during the upcoming series (3 ODIs and 3 T20 Internationals), Nadeem, who is currently the highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy with 50 scalps, comes into the picture for the shortest format. Incidentally, Nadeem had 51 wickets in 9 games during the last Ranji Trophy (2015-16) season.