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Here's the revamped Indian squad for the one-off Afghanistan Test

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at :

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In the spin department Test regular Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been named in the 15-member squad.

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TEAM: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Murli Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Shardul Thakur

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Kuldeep Yadav will be the third spinner in the team.

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Interestingly, Rohit Sharma does not feature in India A’s squad for England tour and will not play county cricket as well which raises doubts over his contention for the five-match Test series against England

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Along with Virat, likes of Rohit Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah will also not feature against Afghanistan’s on June 14.

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In the batting department Karun Nair has been included in the squad.

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As far as India’s much talked about pace battery is concerned Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma have been named in the team.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested for the one-off Test.

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For the first time Shardul Thakur has also been included in the Test squad.

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India’s regular skipper Virat Kohli will not feature in the Afghanistan Test as he will be playing for Surrey in the month of June.

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A total of 4 India regulars have not been included for the one-off Test match against Afghanistan.

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The decision has been taken so that the players can participate in England County Cricket and acclimatize to the conditions ahead of the lengthy two month long England tour that involves 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 5 Test matches.

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Virat’s deputy Ajinkya Rahane will be leading the Indian squad in absence of the regular skipper.

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With the announcement of Test squad against Afghanistan, the BCCI selection committee finally brought silence to all the speculations roaming around players being rested for the season opener.

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In a series of tweets, BCCI announced squads for the series against Afghanistan, Ireland and England.

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The national selection committee on Tuesday announced multiple Indian squads for their upcoming cricketing season set to kick start from the one-off Test match against Afghanistan on June 14.

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