The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday introduced Staff India’s squad for the primary two Assessments towards England. Amongst notable absentees, pacer Mohammed Shami, wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan and all-rounder Shardul Thakur are usually not a part of the 17-man squad. The primary two Take a look at matches shall be performed in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, respectively. Shami has been out of motion because of an ankle damage, whereas Kishan had requested for relaxation. In the meantime, younger wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has acquired a maiden call-up for the sequence beginning January 25. Rohit Sharma will lead the facet, whereas star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been named vice-captain.
”The Males’s Choice Committee introduced India’s squad for the primary two Assessments towards England. India are set to play a 5-match Take a look at sequence, the primary of which shall be held in Hyderabad from January 25, 2024,” the BCCI mentioned in an announcement on Friday.
Pacer Avesh Khan has additionally been added to the squad, having been a part of the group for the second and remaining Take a look at towards South Africa earlier this month. Pacer Prasidh Krishna will even take no half within the first two Assessments.
As per a report in information company Press Belief of India, Krishna is uncertain for the upcoming sequence, having picked up an damage throughout Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy match between Gujarat.
The report additionally added his availability for the final three Assessments shall be assessed following an MRI scan.
”PTI understands whereas his MRI scans outcomes are awaited, Prasidh is all set to overlook the match towards Gujarat. Nonetheless, his availability for the five-match house Take a look at sequence towards England, staring later this month, is but to be ascertained,” the report learn.
Jurel inclusion within the squad as third-choice keeper comes following Kishan’s absence. He had pulled out of the Take a look at sequence towards South Africa, and was not included in squad for the continued T20I sequence towards Afghanistan.
Jurel, who had made his First-Class debut final yr, has to this point made 790 runs from 15 matches at a median of 46 with 100 and 5 fifties within the home circuit.
In the meantime, India named 4 spinners–Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav–in their Take a look at squad for the primary two matches.
Along with having a formidable tempo assault, India included Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mukesh Kumar within the robust 16-member squad.
The primary Take a look at shall be performed in Hyderabad from January 25-29 whereas Vizag will host the second recreation between February 2-6.
The remaining Assessments shall be performed in Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamsala, respectively.
Squad for first 2 Assessments vs England: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan
(With ANI Inputs)
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