Karun Nair (Capt), R. Samarth, Mayank Agarwal, AR Easwaran, Prithvi, H.Vihari, Ankit Bawne, Vijay Shankar, KS Bharat (wk), Jayant Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ankit Rajpoot, Md Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Rajneesh Gurbani.
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Indian Cricket Team Announced: Ajinkya Rahane Named Captain for Afghanistan Test, Siddharth Kaul Named in T20I & ODI Squads
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08 May, 18:11 (IST)
Shreyas Iyer (Capt), Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubhman Gill, H. Vihari, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Vijay Shankar, K. Gowtham, Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shardul Thakur.
08 May, 17:52 (IST)
Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddharth Kaul, Umesh Yadav.
08 May, 17:49 (IST)
Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddharth Kaul, Umesh Yadav.
08 May, 17:44 (IST)
Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddharth Kaul, Umesh Yadav.
08 May, 17:44 (IST)
Ajinkya Rahane (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Shardul Thakur.
08 May, 17:36 (IST)
There are calls growing that Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Siddharth Kaul should be included in the India T20I squad. Why not, he has been outstanding this IPL and continues to impress, especially in death overs.
08 May, 17:22 (IST)
1) One-day Tri-series against England Lions and West Indies A
2) Two four-day games against West Indies A and one four-day match against England Lions.
08 May, 17:20 (IST)
1) One-off Test against Afghanistan
2) Two-match T2OI series against Ireland
3) Three-match T20I series against England
4) Three-match ODI series against England.
BCCI’s All-India Senior Selection Committee will name the squads for one-off Test against Afghanistan, two T20Is against Ireland, three T20Is and as many ODIs against England. After the IPL 2018, India will take on Afghanistan in Bengaluru from June 14 onwards and will then fly to Ireland for T20Is on June 27and 29. India’s tour of England then kick-off with three T20Is, starting July 03, followed by three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and five Tests. Stay on this page, as we provide you live updates as and when the Indian cricket team squads are announced.
The selection committee will also pick India A team for One-day Tri-series against England Lions and West Indies A and two four-day games against West Indies A and one four-day match against England Lions. As reported earlier, captain Virat Kohli will miss the Afghanistan Test and Ireland T20Is. Kohli will play for Surrey for the month of June and that will help him prepare for the full-fledged tour of England, which starts from July.
Delhi Daredevils palpation Shreyas Iyer is likely to replace Virat Kohli in the Indian Test squad against Afghanistan. Middle-order batsman is set to be named as the captain of the side. Cheteshwar Pujara, who is playing county, is likely to play the Afghanistan Test and he will be back in the in the country by then. Fast bowlers Mohammad Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar could well be rested as well. And that Ishant Sharma, who is playing county as well, will be included in the Test side.
With Kohli to miss the Ireland T20Is, Rohit is likely to be named as the stand-in captain. Chances are Ambati Rayudu might be included in the Indian T20I squad following his impressive performances in the ongoing IPL. Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see whether selectors name some fresh faces for Afghanistan Test and Ireland T20Is or not.
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