The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Friday named a 20-man Indian squad for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand and the five-match Test series against England.
Here is the squad
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 (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the Indian squad for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final and the five-match Test series against England. #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/emyM8fsibi
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 7, 2021
Key Points of selection
KL Rahul, who had a recent appendicitis surgery, and Wriddhiman Saha, who tested positive for Covid-19, have both been named in the 20-man squad, both subject to clearing their fitness tests.
Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Hanuma Vihari are returning to the Test team after injury.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya and Prithvi Shaw are among those who continue to miss out on the Test squad.
Among bowlers, Navdeep Saini and Kuldeep Yadav are two notable absentees from the squad.
Among standby players, Arzan Nagwaswalla, a bowler from Gujarat, has been named for the first time.
Arzan Nagwaswalla is a new addition in the #TeamIndia squad as a standby player. @GCAMotera
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) May 7, 2021
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