Team India announced for test against England
The squad of the Indian team has been announced for the first two matches of the Test series between India and England to be played from January 25. The England team had already announced its team for this series, now the Indian team has also been announced. Two new players have also been given a chance in this team. Among these, one player has been given the place of Ishan Kishan. The first match of the series will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The second match is to be played at Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
These star players are out
Mohammed Shami’s name is not included in the team selected for the first two matches of the Test series to be played against England. Shami is out of Team India due to injury. It was expected that Shami would overcome his injury and return to Team India’s squad in this series, but he has not been given a chance. Ishan Kishan’s name is not included in Team India’s squad. His name was included in the recent series played against South Africa, but he returned to India even before the start of the Test series. In such a situation, he has not been selected in this series.
These two new players got a chance
Two new players have been included in the Test squad for the Test series starting in late January. The first name among those players is Avesh Khan. Who has been given a chance in the Test squad of Team India to fulfill the deficiency of Mohammed Shami. On the other hand, to fill the void of Ishan Kishan, Dhruv Jurel has got a chance in the team as a wicketkeeper. With the arrival of Dhruv Jurel in the team, there are a total of 3 wicketkeepers in the Indian team squad. In which the names of KL Rahul and KL Bharat are included.
Four dangerous spinners were included in the team
Four dangerous spin bowlers have been included in the Indian team for the Test series to be played in India. Which is not a good sign for the England team. It will now become even more difficult for the English team to win in India. The Indian spin unit has got a lot of strength with the presence of spin bowlers like R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav in the team.
Team India’s squad for the first two test matches against England
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj. , Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (Vice Captain), Avesh Khan