India’s Pandya selected for England Tests

All-rounder included in the squad for the first time

MUMBAI: India’s selectors named a 15-member squad on Wednesday for the first two Tests of a five-match home series against England beginning in Rajkot on November 9.

The uncapped all-rounder Hardik Pandya was included in the squad for the first time while veteran opener Gautam Gambhir retained his place after being called up for the last Test against New Zealand after a two-year gap.



Squad

Virat Kohli (c), Murali Vijay, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya, Karun Nair, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jayant Yadav.