File image of Dhruv Jurel taking part in for India U-19 aspect. The teenager has been included within the India squad for the first two Tests towards England
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The selectors on Friday caught to the tried and examined names whereas saying the India staff for the first two Tests towards England with wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel being the lone new face.
Rohit Sharma will lead the 16-man aspect whereas Jasprit Bumrah might be his deputy.
Senior pacer Mohammed Shami was not named within the squad as he’s persevering with his restoration course of from an injury that he suffered in the course of the ODI World Cup final 12 months. Shami was additionally not part of the India squad that toured South Africa just lately.
Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna was additionally not thought of as he additionally picked up a left quadricep injury in the course of the Ranji Trophy match towards Gujarat on today.
Pace bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur additionally missed out however left-arm spinner Axar Patel made an anticipated comeback to the aspect.
Jurel included
However, the inclusion of Uttar Pradesh participant Jurel headlined the choice. The 22-year-old was part of India A squad that performed two matches towards their South African counterparts in December final 12 months.
He had made a 69 within the second match at Benoni and extra just lately made a 63 for UP towards Kerala in a first spherical group recreation of the Ranji Trophy at Alappuzha.
Jurel, who had made his First-Class debut final 12 months towards Vidarbha, has thus far made 790 runs from 15 matches at a mean of 46 with 100 and 5 fifties within the home circuit.
However, Ok.S. Bharat may very well be the first-choice wicketkeeper batter and the selectors have additionally named KL Rahul for the position.
Rahul had donned the massive gloves within the two Test matches towards South Africa with a good quantity of success.
But it’s unlikely that the Bengaluru-man may proceed within the position towards England as India are sure to subject three spinners in Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar, a transfer that warrants a specialist behind the stumps.
The first Test might be performed at Hyderabad from January 25 and the second match might be held at Visakhapatnam from February 2.
India Test squad for the first two Tests
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan.
