ind vs eng

India have named their team to face England in the last two matches of the 4-Test series. The last two games in the series, which are currently tied 1-1, will be played at the Ahmedabad Biker Stadium. The third test, the pink ball test, will take place at the new Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad from February 24.

India Squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (cv), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (week), Wriddhiman Saha (week), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel , Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Maryland Siraj.

Shardul Thakur is the only player who has not been excluded from the previous team, as he will be released to compete in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Shahbaz Nadeem has also been removed from the waiting list.

The anticipation revolved around the fitness of senior pacemaker Mohammed Shami and it has been known that he is still not 100% fit for the rigors of five-day matches.

Umesh Yadav will join the team in Ahmedabad and, after his fitness assessment, will replace Shardul Thakur, who will be released for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

The Committee also chose five net pitchers, namely Ankit Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa Gowtham, Saurabh Kumar. The two reserve players will be KS Bharat, Rahul Chahar.

The pink ball event will be the first international match at the rebuilt Motera stadium, which is the largest in the world with a capacity of 1.10,000 spectators.

The English side had also announced their team for the third test.

England Team for Round 3: Joe Root (c), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

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