No Shami, Ishan Kishan for first two Tests against England, youngster Dhruv Jurel earns maiden call-up

13 Jan 2024 11:02:05
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday night announced the 16-man squad for the first two matches of the five-Test series. While wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan, who is involved in controversy, has been not included in the squad, pacer Mohammed Shami, who is still recovering from an ankle injury is not part of the squad.
 
 
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It seems like Dhruv Jurel, who got a maiden Test call-up, is a replacement for Ishan Kishan while pacer Avesh Khan was also included in the squad. KL Rahul and KS Bharat are the other two wicketkeeper-batters in the squad.

Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel are back in the squad which will be led by veteran R Ashwin. Shami had not played any competitive cricket since the 2023 ODI World Cup final and has not been included in the squad as a precautionary move.

Pacer Jasprit Bumrah will be Rohit Sharma's deputy in the Test series. However, the inclusion of Uttar Pradesh player Jurel headlined the selection. The 22-year-old was a part of India A squad that played two matches against their South African counterparts in December last year. He had made a 69 in the second match at Benoni and more recently made a 63 for UP against Kerala in a first round group game of the Ranji Trophy at Alappuzha.
 
 

India squad for first 2 Tests 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

England's 16-man squad: Ben Stokes, Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood

Schedule


1st Test: India v England, 25-29 January, Hyderabad
2nd Test: India v England, 2-6 February, Vizag
3rd Test: India v England, 15-19 February, Rajkot
4th Test: India v England, 23-27 February, Ranchi
5th Test: India v England, 7-11 March, Dharamshala
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