Indian team is announced for the upcoming Test series against England starting from 25th January 2024. Indian team for England test series is announced for first 2 matches. The team for other 3 matches will be announced later.
There have been a maiden call for a young wicket-keeper in the Indian team. Dhruv Jurel is the newest addition in Indian Test Squad for England series. There will be in total 3 wicketkeeper batsmen in the squad i.e. KL Rahul, KS Bharath and Dhruv Jurel.
Rohit Sharma will captain the side and Jasprit Bumrah will be the deputy. Mohammad Shami is out because of an injury. The are no shocking exclusions in the team. The squad has 4 spinners in the form of R Ashwin, JAdeja, Kuldeep and Axar. Pacers include Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.
India’s Squad for first 2 test matches : Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan.