New Delhi: The Indian selectors have announced the team for the first two matches of the Test series starting next month against Australia. The selectors led by Chetan Sharma have included 360-degree bowler Suryakumar Yadav in this squad as expected. Along with this, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has been out of the team for the last five months due to injury, has also got a place in this team. It has been announced that the first match of the Border Gavaskar series will start from February 9 in Nagpur, in which Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team as usual.
The team against New Zealand has also been announced
ODI squad against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Umran Malik.
These players got a chance to join the team
Recently, due to Rishabh Pant’s injury in a car accident, the selectors have given Ishan Kishan a chance in the Test team. That means he may get a chance to make his Test debut in this important series. Apart from this, wicket keeper KS Bharath, who has been consistently performing well in domestic cricket, has also been included in the 17-member squad by the selectors. He has been selected in the Indian Test team before but he is yet to get a chance to make his debut.
Suryakumar Yadav has got a place in the Test team
Suryakumar Yadav, currently making headlines as Mr. 360 Degrees, has also been named in the first two matches against Australia. This selection can be seen as an attempt to introduce Surya, who has consistently played fast, powerful and long innings in the T20 format, as an X factor in the Test team as well.
These will be the players of the Indian team against Australia
Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wicketman), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Akshar Patel Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja , Mohammad Shami , Mohammad. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Undkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
BCCI has announced the squad for the three matches against New Zealand
Apart from the Test series, the BCCI has also announced the squad for the three-match ODI and T20 series against New Zealand. Rohit Sharma will captain the ODI series against New Zealand while Hardik Pandya will captain the T20 series. Players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma have not been included for the T20 series.
T20 team against New Zealand
T20 squad against New Zealand: Hardik Pandya (captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rituraj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav , Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.