‘Keepers teen-teen, Test match do’ – Fans react as Team India announce squad for first two Test matches against England

With the exception of a few shocks, Team India has revealed their pretty simple Test team for the opening two matches of their five-match series against England, which gets underway in Hyderabad on January 25.

Ishan Kishan still appears to remain unavailable for selection, according to head coach Rahul Dravid’s remarks. This in turn, has created an opportunity for Dhruv Jurel. During a recent India A match, the batter made an outstanding 69 runs.

Curiously, behind KS Bharat and KL Rahul, Jurel becomes the third wicketkeeper featured on the team. For the home series versus England, it would be intriguing to watch if KL Rahul is trusted by the Indian team management for the WK spot on rank turners. They could also offer Dhruv Jurel a surprise debut, considering that KS Bharat didn’t fully take advantage of his chances using the bat.

Mukesh Kumar as well as Avesh Khan accompany Mohammed Siraj as well as Jasprit Bumrah in the pace unit. The standard suspects that make up the spin arsenal include players like Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin. The hosts’ XI appears to be similar to their last home game, with wicketkeeping spot providing some uncertainty.

Squad for first 2 Tests vs England: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, KL Rahul (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan.

Mohammed Shami : Unavailable or Dropped?

Since Mohammed Shami is still recovering from his ankle injury that kept him out from the Test series versus South Africa, there aren’t any big shocks in the bowling department. Shami hopes to return to action soon, according to a recent report on his fitness.

He has usually been very good with the ball in India and iafter his return, he might be in the starting XI. India would look to play Jasprit Bumrah only in the first two Tests and might choose to give him some rest ahead of a busy schedule over the next three-four months after the England series.

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