BCCI on Friday night announced the squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia. Seamers Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana were called up to the Rohit Sharma-led team which also included rookie wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel. Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini and Khaleel Ahmed were included in the squad as travelling reserves, the ICC release said.
The inclusion of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Abhimanyu Easwaran in the squad also came as a surprise to many.
Indian Test squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024:
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar
TRAVELLING RESERVES:
Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed
