Pant gets maiden call; Shami back for first 3 England Tests
Wednesday - July 18, 2018 3:26 pm ,
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Pant gets maiden call; Shami back for first 3 England Tests
New Delhi July 18 (IANS) Explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was on Wednesday picked as the second choice stumper as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recalled pacer Mohammed Shami in the 18-member squad for the first three Tests of the five-match rubber against England.
Pant was rewarded with the Test call-up following a successful run with the willow in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Shami who was dropped from the lone Test match against Afghanistan for failing a fitness test made his way back to the team after clearing the mandatory yo-yo test. Middle-order batsman Karun Nair has also been re-called to the squad while Rohit Sharma failed to make it.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah who is recuperating from a thumb injury has been included in the squad but will be available for selection from the second Test onwards based on his fitness a BCCI statement confirmed.
Meanwhile fellow paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar has his back injury after featuring in the third One-day International (ODI) against England on Tuesday and was left out of the first three Tests.
"Bhuvneshwar Kumar aggrevated a lower back condition in the third ODI against England. His condition is being assessed by the BCCI medical team and a call on his inclusion in the Test squad will be made soon " the board said.
India s squad for first three Tests against England: Virat Kohli (Captain) Shikhar Dhawan Lokesh Rahul Murali Vijay Cheteshwar Pujara Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain) Karun Nair Dinesh Karthik (WK) Rishabh Pant (WK) Ravichandran Ashwin Ravindra Jadeja Kuldeep Yadav Hardik Pandya Ishant Sharma Mohd. Shami Umesh Yadav Jasprit Bumrah Shardul Thakur.
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Pant was rewarded with the Test call-up following a successful run with the willow in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Shami who was dropped from the lone Test match against Afghanistan for failing a fitness test made his way back to the team after clearing the mandatory yo-yo test. Middle-order batsman Karun Nair has also been re-called to the squad while Rohit Sharma failed to make it.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah who is recuperating from a thumb injury has been included in the squad but will be available for selection from the second Test onwards based on his fitness a BCCI statement confirmed.
Meanwhile fellow paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar has his back injury after featuring in the third One-day International (ODI) against England on Tuesday and was left out of the first three Tests.
"Bhuvneshwar Kumar aggrevated a lower back condition in the third ODI against England. His condition is being assessed by the BCCI medical team and a call on his inclusion in the Test squad will be made soon " the board said.
India s squad for first three Tests against England: Virat Kohli (Captain) Shikhar Dhawan Lokesh Rahul Murali Vijay Cheteshwar Pujara Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain) Karun Nair Dinesh Karthik (WK) Rishabh Pant (WK) Ravichandran Ashwin Ravindra Jadeja Kuldeep Yadav Hardik Pandya Ishant Sharma Mohd. Shami Umesh Yadav Jasprit Bumrah Shardul Thakur.
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