The BCCI has named the Indian squad for Sunday’s last Test match against England. Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been in outstanding form in the County Championship, returns to a full-strength side led by Rohit Sharma.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has selected senior player Cheteshwar Pujara in a 17-member Test team for the fifth postponed Test against England, which will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, from July 1 to 5.
India had withdrawn without performing the series’ final Test match owing to a Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, but had vowed to finish the series in 2022.
Shreyas Iyer was picked by India following a brilliant series against Sri Lanka in which he single-handedly saved the squad in Bangalore. He may perhaps take the position of Rahane and give India an entirely new perspective.
Test Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.
