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The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the Indian squad for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final and the five-match Test series against England.
Team India’s first stop will be in Southampton where they play New Zealand to decide the first champion of the Test format. Following their 3-1 win against England at home, India finished as the No. 1 side with 72.2 percentage points and booked their place in the final.
India’s tour of England, 2021-22 | |||
Sr. | Date | Match | Venue |
A | 18th – 22nd June | WTC Final vs NZ | Southampton |
1 | 4th – 8th August | 1st Test vs England | Nottingham |
2 | 12th – 16th August | 2nd Test vs England | London (Lord’s) |
3 | 25th – 29th August | 3rd Test vs England | Leeds |
4 | 2nd – 6th September | 4th Test vs England | London (Oval) |
5 | 10th – 14th September | 5th Test vs England | Manchester |
India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).
Standby players: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla
JAY SHAH
Honorary Secretary
BCCI
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