England announce Ben Stokes-led squad for India Tests, include 3 uncapped players; Ashes POTS winner dropped

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has introduced a 16-man squad for five-match Test collection towards India in early 2024 with Ben Stokes returning to steer the aspect. Stokes has begun rehab after the knee surgical procedure and is assured of returning on January 25 when the Test collection begins in India. England have added three uncapped gamers to the squad together with pacer Gus Atkinson, who was a part of the World Cup squad whereas leaving out the participant of the collection winner Chris Woakes has been omitted.

Senior wicketkeeper batter Ben Foakes has been recalled in all probability contemplating how properly he did behind the stumps on the 2021 tour to India. The different two uncapped gamers are spinner Tom Hartley, who made his ODI debut for England towards Ireland and Somerset off-spinner Shoaib Bashir.

England are taking 4 spinners to India with Rehan Ahmed and Jack Leach being the opposite two whereas Joe Root will chip in as a part-time possibility. As far as pacers are involved, Atkinson has taken the now-retired Stuart Broad’s place within the squad with James Anderson, Mark Wood and Ollie Robinson all holding their locations.

The five-match collection can be actually essential for England and possibly do-or-die so far as their probabilities of qualification for the World Test Championship ultimate are involved. Having already misplaced 19 factors out of the 28 earned, England are in dire straits so far as the WTC factors desk is anxious and as red-ball coach Brendon McCullum admitted, the India tour is as powerful an away tour as it could get.

The collection begins in Hyderabad on January 25 with the caravan set to maneuver to Vizag, Rajkot, Ranchi and finish with the ultimate Test from March 7-11 within the picturesque Dharamsala.

England squad for India Tests: Ben Stokes (c), Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood

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