Indian Test squad announced; Hardik and Ishant in the team

The Indian team for the first two Tests against England has been announced. Virat Kohli will lead India. All-rounder Hardik Pandya and pacer Ishant Sharma have returned to the side. An 18-member squad led by Virat Kohli has been announced. In addition to these, four people have been added to the team as standby and five others as net bowlers. He made his Test debut in Australia. Natarajan and Navdeep Seini are not in the team this time. This is with the return of Jaspreet Bumra. Meanwhile, spinner Akshar Patel has been called up to the Test team for the first time.

With the return of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, who led India to Australia, will take over as vice-captain. Malayalee player Sandeep Warrier, who is currently playing for Tamil Nadu, has been included in the team as a net bowler. Andhra Pradesh cricketer KS It is also noteworthy that Bharath was selected as the Sant by Keeper.

Rohit Sharma, who joined the team during the tour of Australia, retained his place in the team. While Shubhman Gill and Mayank Agarwal were also included in the squad as openers, Prithviraj Shah was dropped. There is no significant loosening in the middle row. Most notable is the return of all-rounder Hardik Pandya. KL returns home from tour of Australia injured Rahul is also in the team. Jaspreet Bumra is the main face in the pace bowling category. The return of Ishant Sharma is also noteworthy. Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav are out with injuries. Mohammad Siraj and Shardul Thakur retained their places in the team. T. Natarajan and Navdeep Seini were dropped.

Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sunder are in the spin section led by Ravichandran Ashwin. Akshar Patel is the newcomer. Meanwhile, injured Ravindra Jadeja was left out.

Indian team: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket keepers), Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul (depending on fitness recovery), Jaspreet Bumra, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Siraj, Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sunder, Akshar Patel

Standby: K.S. Bharat (wicket keeper), Abhimanyu Ishwaran, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar

Net bowlers: Ankit Rajput, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa Gautam, Saurabh Kumar

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