Team India squad announced(squad )

India and England: The five-Test series between India and England is to start from January 25. For this, BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has announced the 16-member squad (squad )  of Team India. However, this squad is for the first two test matches. Rohit Sharma will take command of the team. At the same time, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been made the vice-captain. Apart from these, along with KL Rahul, another 22 year old player has also been added to the squad as wicketkeeper. Let us tell you that England had announced its squad for this series in December 2023 itself.

22 year old wicketkeeper gets a chance

22-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel, who plays for Uttar Pradesh, has been included in the national team for the first time. He is the third option as wicketkeeper in the team after KL Rahul-KS Bharat. Experienced batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have not got a place in this team. Ishaan Kishan was also not included
4 spinners got place
Avesh Khan has got a chance in fast bowling. Mohammad Siraj and Mukesh Kumar are other fast bowling options. To perform better than England in India’s home conditions, more emphasis has been laid on the spin department of the team. Apart from Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav has also been included in the team.

IND-ENG Test Schedule

date match venue
25-29 January 1st Test Hyderabad
2-6 February 2nd Test Vizag
15-19 February 3rd Test Rajkot
23-27 February 4th Test Ranchi
7-11 March Fifth Test Dharamshala
Indian team for first 2 tests

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj. , Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain) and Avesh Khan.

England squad for test series

Ben Stokes (captain), Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Fox, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root. , Mark Wood.