The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the Test squad for the five-match series against England, starting November 9.
The meeting, which was held in Mumbai, was attended by five national selectors, board secretary Ajay Shirke and physio Patrick Farhart while, Test captain Virat Kohli joined through video conferencing.
India, currently ranked No.1 in the ICC Test rankings, had blanked New Zealand 3-0 in the recently concluded series, but they had to do so without the services of Lokesh Rahul, Ishant Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan who were injured and indisposed at different times.
India squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Gautam Gambhir, Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
