MEDIA ADVISORY
May 07, 2021
India’s squad for WTC Final and Test series against England announced
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the Indian squad for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final and the five-match Test series against England.
Team India’s first stop will be in Southampton where they play New Zealand to decide the first champion of the Test format. Following their 3-1 win against England at home, India finished as the No. 1 side with 72.2 percentage points and booked their place in the final.
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India’s tour of England, 2021-22 |
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Sr. |
Date |
Match |
Venue |
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A |
18th - 22nd June |
WTC Final vs NZ |
Southampton |
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1 |
4th - 8th August |
1st Test vs England |
Nottingham |
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2 |
12th - 16th August |
2nd Test vs England |
London (Lord’s) |
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3 |
25th - 29th August |
3rd Test vs England |
Leeds |
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4 |
2nd – 6th September |
4th Test vs England |
London (Oval) |
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5 |
10th – 14th September |
5th Test vs England |
Manchester |
India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).
Standby players: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla
JAY SHAH
Honorary Secretary
BCCI
