India announce squad for final two Tests vs England
India have named their squad to tackle England within the final two matches of the 4-Test sequence. The final two matches of the sequence, which is at present tied at 1-1, might be performed on the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. The third Test – pink-ball Test – will happen on the new Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad from February 24.
India squad: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj.
TEAM – Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj.
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 17, 2021
Shardul Thakur is the one participant who has not been stored from the sooner squad as he might be launched to compete within the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Shahbaz Nadeem has additionally been dropped from the stand-by checklist.
The anticipation was round senior pacer Mohammed Shami’s health and it has been learnt that he’s nonetheless not one hundred pc match for the rigours of five-day video games.
Umesh Yadav will be part of the workforce in Ahmedabad and after his health evaluation will change Shardul Thakur, who might be launched for Vijay Hazare Trophy.
The Committee additionally picked 5 internet bowlers, specifically, Ankit Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa Gowtham, Saurabh Kumar. The two gamers as standbys might be KS Bharat, Rahul Chahar.
The pink-ball Test would be the first worldwide match on the rebuilt Motera stadium, which is the biggest on the planet with a capability of 1,10,000 spectators.
The English facet too had introduced their squad for the third Test.
England squad for Third Test: Joe Root (c), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
