The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming Test series against Australia on Friday (January 13). Rohit Sharma returns to captain the side after missing the last Test series against Bangladesh due to a thumb injury. India will face Australia in the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting on February 9 in Nagpur, followed by three-match ODI series.
Young wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav are included in India’s red-ball team for the first time.
Rishabh Pant remains unavailable due to his recent horrific accident.
Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is missing the squad as he continues to recover from a back stress injury.
Ravindra Jadeja is also added in the squad but his inclusion subject to fitness.
India’s squad for first two Tests vs Australia:
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravi Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav
