The Indian Squad for the lone test match against Afghanistan has been announced. This will only be a 1 Test Match between the two teams. It is a big deal for Afghanistan to play a Test Match against India. There are new faces in the Indian team.
Let’s look at the Indian Squad for the Test Match against Afghanistan
Shubman Gill – Captain
Batters
Yashasvi Jaiswal
KL Rahul (VC)
Sai Sudharsan
Devdutt Paddikal
Wicket Keepers
Rishabh Pant
Dhruv Jurel
All Rounders
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Washington Sundar
Manav Suthar
Fast Bowlers
Mohammad Siraj
Prasidh Krishna
Gurnoor Brar
Spinners
Kuldeep Yadav
Harsh Dubey
Talking Points from the Squad
KL Rahul has been made the new vice captain of the Indian Test team replacing Rishabh Pant.
Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar have been called up to the Indian test team.
Devdutt Paddikal finds a place in the team on the basis of his superb form in domestic cricket.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan along with KL Rahul and Devdutt Paddikal will be the batting core.
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar will be the all Rounders.
Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna will be the fast bowlers for India.
