MEDIA ADVISORY
January 19, 2021
India’s squad for first two Tests against England announced
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met on Tuesday to pick the squad for the first two Test matches to be played at Chennai against England.
The team is as follows: 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, Shardul Thakur
The Committee also picked five net bowlers and five players as standbys.
Net Bowlers: Ankit Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa Gowtham, Saurabh Kumar
Standby players: K S Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar, Priyank Panchal
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England’s tour of India, 2020/21 – Test series |
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S.No. |
Date |
Match |
Venue |
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1 |
5th - 9th Feb |
1st Test |
Chennai |
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2 |
13th - 17th Feb |
2nd Test |
Chennai |
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3 |
24th – 28th Feb |
3rd Test (D/N) |
Ahmedabad |
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4 |
4th – 8th March |
4th Test |
Ahmedabad |
JAY SHAH
Honorary Secretary
BCCI
