The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced the Team India squad for the fifth and last Test against England, set to happen in Dharamsala beginning Thursday, March 7. KL Rahul stays injured and has travelled to London to seek the advice of specialist and is ruled out for the fifth Test whereas the speedster and India’s Test vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah has returned to the aspect for the sequence finale.
“The BCCI Medical Team is closely monitoring him and coordinating with specialists in London for further management of his issue,” the BCCI mentioned in a launch confirming Rahul’s unavailability. Apart from these two, all-rounder Washington Sundar has been launched from the squad to play the Ranji Trophy semi-final for Tamil Nadu against Mumbai in the third and last improvement in the squad.Â
“Mr. Washington Sundar has been released from the squad. He will join Tamil Nadu – his Ranji Trophy side – for their Ranji Trophy Semi-final fixture against Mumbai, starting March 2nd, 2024. He will join the India squad after the completion of the domestic fixture for the fifth Test, if need be,” the BCCI mentioned. The remainder of the staff is similar as the one which performed in the fourth Test in Ranchi.
India squad for 5th Test against England: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash DeepÂ
