The Indian team for this year’s first home Test series against England was revealed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) . The India squad for the opening two Test matches of the five-match series against England was revealed.
On January 4, the team captained by Rohit Sharma won its first Test match in Cape Town, which propelled them to the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) rankings.
After KS Bharath and KL Rahul, Uttar Pradesh wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel has been called up for the first time to the national squad. He will be the team’s third option behind the stumps.
Another wicket-keeper batsman, Ishan Kisan was named in the South African Tests but was not included in the Test series against England at home.
Despite Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane good performances in the Ranji Trophy in domestic cricket, the selectors didn’t think of them. The selectors did not pick experienced Test players Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane for the England Test series like the South Africa Test series. Avesh Khan has been included in the pace section under the leadership of appointed vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah. Other fast bowlers are Mukesh Kumar and Muhammad Siraj. Relying on the spin department in India, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav have been picked by the selectors for the England series.
Test squads for India and England for the first two matches :
Rohit Sharma (C ), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Srikar Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan.
