The BCCI has announced the squad for the last two Tests against England. Both teams will now turn to Ahmedabad, where the day-night test will be played at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera from February 24. This will be the first day-night test between the two teams.
Fast bowler Shardul Thakur has been released for the Vijay Hazare Trophy and now Umesh Yadav will be included in the Indian team in his place. However, Umesh will have to pass a fitness test before that. Umesh will join the Indian team after passing the fitness test.
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Team India
- Virat Kohli
- Rohit Sharma
- Mayank Agarwal
- Shubman Gill
- Cheteshwar Pujara
- Ajinkya Rahane
- KL Rahul
- Hardik Pandya
- Rishabh Pant
- Wriddhiman Saha
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Akshar Patel
- Washington beautiful
- Ishant Sharma
- Jaspreet Bumrah
- Mohammad Siraj
Moin withdraws from England’s final 2 Tests, Bairstow returns
Moin Ali has withdrawn from the final Test matches of the ongoing four-match Test series with India and has decided to return home after stepping out of the bio bubble. England captain Joe Root gave this information during a conversation with the media on Tuesday. England lost by 317 runs in the second Test and now both teams are 1-1 in the four-match Test series.
After Moeen withdrew from the team, wicketkeeper-batsman Johnny Bairstow and fast bowler Mark Wood have joined the 17-member England squad for the third.
England team
Joe Root (captain), James Anderson, Joffra Archer, Johnny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jack Crowley, Ben Fox (wicketkeeper), Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes , Allie Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Next test in Ahmedabad from 24 February
England had defeated India by 227 runs in the first Test match played on the same ground, but Team India won the second match and equalized with the English team. Now both teams will turn to Ahmedabad, where the day-night test will be played at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera from February 24. This will be the first day-night test between the two teams.
