India squad for WTC last, England Tests: Jadeja returns; Bhuvneshwar, Hardik miss out
The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Friday named a 20-man Indian squad for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) last towards New Zealand and the five-match Test collection towards England.
India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (topic to health clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; topic to health clearance).
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the Indian squad for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) last and the five-match Test collection towards England. #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/emyM8fsibi
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 7, 2021
Standby gamers: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla
KL Rahul, who had a latest appendicitis surgical procedure, and Wriddhiman Saha, who examined constructive for Covid-19, have each been named within the 20-man squad, each topic to clearing their health checks.
Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Hanuma Vihari are returning to the Test workforce after damage.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya and Prithvi Shaw are amongst those that proceed to overlook out on the Test squad. Among bowlers, Navdeep Saini and Kuldeep Yadav are two notable absentees from the squad.
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Among standby gamers, Arzan Nagwaswalla, a bowler from Gujarat, has been named for the primary time.
Arzan Nagwaswalla is a brand new addition within the #TeamIndia squad as a standby participant. @GCAMotera
Watch this to know what he’s able to 🎥 👇
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) May 7, 2021
Team India’s first cease will probably be in Southampton the place they play New Zealand to resolve the primary champion of the Test format. Following their 3-1 win towards England at house, India completed because the No. 1 aspect with 72.2 proportion factors and booked their place within the last.
