Senior Selection Committee has selected the Indian Cricket team for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final and the five-match Test series against England. Team India’s first have to play in Southampton with New Zealand to decide the first champion of the Test format.
There is no place for Hardik Pandya or Kuldeep Yadav in India’s team of 20 players which includes two players KL Rahul and Wriddhiman Saha.
India will play the WTC final from 18th to 22th June 2021 in Southampton.
And Test series against England from 4th August 2021, starting in Nottingham, to 14th September 2021.
India are carrying a total of 24 players with their reserves’ list containing Abhimanyu Easwaran, and three fast bowlers includes Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan and Arzan Nagwaswalla.
Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja and Hanuma Vihari returned to the squad after missing because of their injuries.
India’s Team :
- Virat Kohli (Captain),
- Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain),
- Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper),
- Rohit Sharma,
- Shubman Gill,
- Mayank Agarwal,
- Cheteshwar Pujara,
- Hanuma Vihari,
- Ravi Ashwin,
- Ravindra Jadeja,
- Axar Patel,
- Washington Sundar,
- Jasprit Bumrah,
- Ishant Sharma,
- Mohd. Shami,
- Mohd. Siraj,
- Shardul Thakur,
- Umesh Yadav,
- KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance),
- Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).
Standby Players :
- Abhimanyu Easwaran,
- Prasidh Krishna,
- Avesh Khan,
- Arzan Nagwaswalla
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