XtraTime Web Desk – BCCI announced India’s 18-men squad for the upcoming England series and Indian captain Virat Kohli will be back from Paternity leave.
The likes of Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya has been called up for the series as Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav misses out because of injury.
On the other hand, Ishant Sharma, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah has been called up and thus its safe to say that they are all cleared and fit for the upcoming tour.
The youngster Prithvi Shaw got dropped as Washington Sunder, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj has been retained after not being in the 18-men squad for the Australian tour.
Full team list – Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Ishant Sharma.