Jadeja, Bumrah, Vihari return as BCCI announces squad for WTC

Ravindra Jadeja, Hanuma Vihari and Jasprit Bumrah returned as the BCCI  on Friday announced squads for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand the five-match Test series against England. A 20 member Indian squad India will travel to England for a four-month long tour, Besides, the BCCI has also picked three stand-by players in Bengal batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan and Arzan Nagwaswalla.

The long tour will also see Mohammed Shami return to action for India. Shami too was injured as early as the Adelaide Test and missed the next four months before appearing in full fitness for the Punjab Kings in the IPL, where he troubled his India captain Kohli in a fiery opening spell.  Here is the full list-Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance). Standby players:Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla.