MEDIA ADVISORY
May 07, 2021
India’s squad for WTC Final and Test series against England announced
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the Indian squad for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final and the five-match Test series against England.
Team India’s first stop will be in Southampton where they play New Zealand to decide the first champion of the Test format. Following their 3-1 win against England at home, India finished as the No. 1 side with 72.2 percentage points and booked their place in the final.
India’s tour of England, 2021-22
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Sr.
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Date
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Match
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Venue
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A
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18th - 22nd June
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WTC Final vs NZ
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Southampton
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1
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4th - 8th August
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1st Test vs England
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Nottingham
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2
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12th - 16th August
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2nd Test vs England
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London (Lord’s)
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3
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25th - 29th August
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3rd Test vs England
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Leeds
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4
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2nd – 6th September
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4th Test vs England
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London (Oval)
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5
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10th – 14th September
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5th Test vs England
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Manchester
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India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).
Standby players: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla
JAY SHAH
Honorary Secretary
BCCI