Indian Test Squad for Upcoming England Series Announced
By Indian Cricket Fever
January 20 2021
Fresh from a stunning 2-1 Triumph in Australia the Indian Selectors were tasked with the pleasant task of picking a team for the next Test series, the Four Test contest with England staring on February 5th in Chennai. The selectors have announced a squad for the first two Tests which are both to be played in Chennai and will be followed by two more in Ahmedabad.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met on Tuesday to pick the squad for the first two Test matches to be played at Chennai against England.
The team is as follows: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-captain), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur
The Committee also picked five net bowlers and five players as standbys.
Net Bowlers: Ankit Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa Gowtham, Saurabh Kumar
Standby players: K S Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar, Priyank Panchal
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