Team India's announcement for England Test series, 22 year old Dhruv Jurel's fate open

IND vs ENG: 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 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.

🚨 NEWS 🚨#TeamIndia's squad for the first two Tests against England announced 🔽

Rohit Sharma (C ), S Gill, Y Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit…

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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. Ishan Kishan has also not been included.

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.

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.