India Squad for First Two Tests Against England Announced: Dhruv Jurel Earns Call-Up; Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Shami Miss Out
Dhruv Jurel has been rewarded with a maiden call-up to the Test team. The India vs England Test series start from January 25 in Hyderabad.
The BCCI on January 12 announced the Indian squad for the first two Test matches against England in the five-game series. Young Dhruv Jurel has earned a call-up to the Test side and he along with KS Bharat and KL Rahul are India's wicketkeeping options for the opening two Tests. Ishan Kishan misses out and so has Mohammed Shami. Shardul Thakur also misses out. Rohit Sharma will lead the side which is more or less the sameĀ that drew the Test series in South Africa 1-1 earlier this year.Ā Mark Butcher Slams Englandās Preparation for India Test Series, Says āIād Be Terrified if I Was Playingā.
India Squad for First Two Tests vs England:
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Rohit Sharma (C ), S Gill, Y Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaspritā¦
ā BCCI (@BCCI) January 12, 2024
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