For Indian fans, the good news is that the big guns are back in the Indian squad. The 17-member team selected for the Test matches on the England tour are listed below:
India Test Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain, wicket keeper), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Abhinav Mukund, Wriddhiman Saha, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar
Flash Update: According to the latest reports, Virender Sehwag will atleast miss the first two Test matches. Gautam Gambhir is set to open the innings with A Mukund.
India start their England tour on July 15 with a three-day warm-up game against Somerset county at Taunton before taking on the hosts in the Test rubber.
The Tests are to be held at Lord's (July 21-25), Nottingham (July 29-Augut 2), Birmingham (August 10-14), and Kennington Oval (August 18-22). A two-day tour game against Northants is sandwiched between the second and third Test matches.
After the Tests, the Indians would stay back and play a one-off Twenty20 International and five ODIs against the hosts between August 31 and September 16.
India Test Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain, wicket keeper), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Abhinav Mukund, Wriddhiman Saha, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar
Indian Test Squad | |||
MS Dhoni captain/keeper Age: 29 years Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium | Suresh Raina Age: 24 years Playing role: Batsman Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak | ||
Harbhajan Singh Age: 30 years Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak | Gautam Gambhir vice-captain Age: 29 years Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak | ||
Rahul Dravid Age: 38 years Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak | Praveen Kumar Age: 24 years Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium | ||
Zaheer Khan Age: 32 years Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium | Amit Mishra Age: 28 years Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak | ||
Munaf Patel Age: 27 years Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast | VVS Laxman Age: 36 years Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting: Right-hand bat | ||
Ishant Sharma Age: 22 years Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium | Abhinav Mukund Age: 21 years Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak googly | ||
Virender Sehwag Age: 32 years Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak | Sachin Tendulkar Age: 38 years Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak | ||
Yuvraj Singh Age: 29 years Playing role: Middle-order batsman Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox | Sreesanth Age: 28 years Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Wriddhiman Saha wicketkeeper Age: 26 years Playing role: Wicketkeeper Batting: Right-hand bat | |||
The Tests are to be held at Lord's (July 21-25), Nottingham (July 29-Augut 2), Birmingham (August 10-14), and Kennington Oval (August 18-22). A two-day tour game against Northants is sandwiched between the second and third Test matches.
After the Tests, the Indians would stay back and play a one-off Twenty20 International and five ODIs against the hosts between August 31 and September 16.
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