The Team India squad for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final versus New Zealand and the subsequent Test series against England has been announced by the All-India Senior Selection Committee, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.
The announcement of the 20-member squad marks the return of Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, as well as Hanuma Vihari, who missed the England Test series after getting injured during India’s tour to Australia in February. KL Rahul and Wriddhiman Saha have also found a place in the squad, but their inclusion, according to the BCCI, will be “subject to fitness clearance”.
Rahul had been recently hospitalised after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis and Saha is down with Covid-19.
Kuldeep Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar haven’t made it to the squad.
ICYMI - A look at #TeamIndia's squad for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final and the five-match Test series against England. 👇
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 7, 2021
Standby players: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla pic.twitter.com/17J050QVT3
The BCCI has, however, named four standby players. They are Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan and Arzan Nagwaswalla.
Team India will play the WTC final versus New Zealand from June 18 to 22 in Southampton. Following this, Virat Kohli and his men will play five Test matches versus England from August 4 to September 14.
