BCCI announces squad for last two Tests against England
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 17-member squad for the last two Test matches of the series against England. Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav have been ruled out of the series as they have not yet recovered from the injuries.
The third Test of the series is set to begin from February 24, which is a Pink ball Test. This will be the first Test match being played at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, followed by the fourth Test from March 4 at the same venue.
Earlier, England also announced their squad without the all-rounder Moeen Ali for the remaining Test matches.
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The ongoing Test series is currently leveled at 1-1. After England won the first Test by 227 runs, the hosts made a stunning comeback tolevel the series as they won the second Test by 317 runs.
India Test Squad:
Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-captain), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj.
