NEW DELHI, Jul 28: Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has returned to India’s Test squad, while Saransh Jain has earned his maiden call-up for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced a 15-member squad for the series, which forms part of the ICC World Test Championship cycle.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and top-order batter B Sai Sudharsan have been included in the squad, but their participation will be subject to fitness clearance from the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence.
Meanwhile, all-rounder Washington Sundar was unavailable for selection for the opening Test after sustaining an injury during India’s recent white-ball tour of England.
India will begin the series with the first Test in Galle from August 15 to 19, followed by the second Test at the SSC Ground in Colombo from August 23 to 27.
India Test squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (WK), B Sai Sudharsan*, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Jasprit Bumrah*, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal and Saransh Jain.
