cricket in india-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>the board of control for cricket in india has announced Team india for the england tour. The indian cricket team is going to england for a five-match Test series. For this, the bcci has also announced the team. 18 players have been selected for this tour. But this list does not include the names of those three players who have contributed to indian Test cricket for a long time.
Shami not selected in Test team
Fast bowler mohammed shami has not been given a place in the indian team for the england tour. According to bcci selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar, shami does not fit in this format with the most number of overs. The bcci medical panel had told the selection committee about Shami's fitness. Ajit Agarkar said during the press conference that mohammed shami is not fit and cannot manage the workload of Test cricket at this time. The medical team has told us that Shami's body cannot handle the pressure of red-ball cricket.
Pujara-Rahane also did not get a chance
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have also not been included in India's new Test team. Pujara was last seen in the Oval Test match against australia in june 2023. In that match, Pujara scored 41 runs in both innings combined. Pujara has been out of the indian Test team for almost two years since this match. At the same time, Ajinkya Rahane has not got a place in the team since the Test series played against west indies in July 2023.
Who got a chance in India's team?
The bcci has selected 18 players for India's tour of England. Shubman Gill has been given the captaincy of the Test team. At the same time, rishabh pant has been made the vice-captain. Apart from this, KL Rahul, yashasvi jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan, abhimanyu Easwaran, nitish kumar Reddy, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, ravindra Jadeja, dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Karun Nair, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Akashdeep, Arshdeep Singh and kuldeep yadav have got a place in the team..jpg)
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