Kohli named in squad
Cricket: India’s regular skipper, Virat Kohli, will return to the team for next month’s fourtest series against England after the country’s cricket board named the squad for the first two matches in Chennai.
Kohli had returned to India to attend the birth of his daughter after the first test loss to Australia.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma, who missed the Australia tour with a side strain, is also back in the squad to face England. Batsman KL Rahul, who suffered a wrist injury and did not play in Australia, also returns to the squad alongside allrounder Hardik Pandya.
Offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin and paceman Jasprit Bumrah, who missed the series decider in Brisbane due to injuries, are also included in the 18man squad.
The first test is scheduled for February 59, followed by the second on February 1317, with both games to be played in Chennai. The third and fourth tests will be in Ahmedabad.
Squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vicecaptain), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur.