{"id":10616,"date":"2018-07-26T10:16:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T10:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cricbol.com\/blog\/?p=10616"},"modified":"2018-07-26T10:16:41","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T10:16:41","slug":"rishabh-pant-kuldeep-yadav-included-in-india-squad-for-first-three-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricbol.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/26\/rishabh-pant-kuldeep-yadav-included-in-india-squad-for-first-three-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav Included in India Squad for First Three Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav Included in India Squad for First Three Tests<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/cricbol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/india-squad-1st-3-tests-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"india squad 1st 3 tests\" width=\"495\" height=\"282\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav were included in India\u2019s test squad for first three tests against England. The Board of Control for Cricket in India\u2019s senior selection committee met in Leeds to decide about the India squad for first three test matches. India is going to play the Test Series with two wicket-keepers as selectors have included Pant alongside senior wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik. India will miss the services of their main wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha, who is still recovering the thumb injury he suffered during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mohammed Shami who was dropped from the Afghanistan game after failing the fitness test has made his way back. Apart from Pant, India\u2019s chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has also been included in the Test squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBhuvneshwar Kumar made his lower back condition worse in the 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ODI against England. The BCCI medical team assessed his condition and a call on his inclusion in the Test squad will be made soon,\u201d a release by BCCI said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cJasprit Bumrah was included in the squad based on his fitness from the 2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Test,\u201d the release added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>India Squad for First Three Tests:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virat Kohli<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ajinkya Rahane<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shikhar Dhawan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">K L Rahul<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M Vijay<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cheteshwar Pujara<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Karun Nair<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dinesh Karthik<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rishabh Pant<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">R Ashwin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ravindra Jadeja<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kuldeep Yadav<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hardik Pandya<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ishant Sharma<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mohammad Shami<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Umesh Yadav<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shardul Thakur.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav Included in India Squad for First Three Tests Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav were included in India\u2019s test squad for first three tests against England. The Board of Control for Cricket in India\u2019s senior selection committee met in Leeds to decide about the India squad for first three test matches. 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