The decision was taken keeping in mind the duration of the series and the amount of cricket he has played in recent times, BCCI said in a statement.
Meanwhile, KL Rahul is ruled out of the fourth Test. His participation in the final Test match in Dharamsala is subject to fitness.
Mukesh Kumar, who was released from the squad for the third Test in Rajkot, has joined the squad in Ranchi.
Team India: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep.
