By: Drcricket7 Staff
The Indian selectors have named India’s squad for the remaining three Test matches against England. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has made a comeback from a back strain. He proved his fitness in the Ranji Trophy for Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir failed to make the cut for the remaining matches. The Indian team is now left with just two specialist openers – KL Rahul and Murali Vijay – for the three Test matches.
The selectors also didn’t consider opener Shikhar Dhawan, as he failed to find a place in the 16-member squad.
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“We want him to have some more game time,” a BCCI source said. “He’s coming back from a finger injury. So let him play at least two matches. Then we can see where he stands in terms of fitness and form.”
India Test Squad: Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya.
