INDIA CRICKET NEWS: MURALI VIJAY AND ISHANT SHARMA INCLUDED IN THE TEST SQUAD AGAINST SRI LANKA AND YOUNGSTERS GET THEIR CHANCE IN T20I

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According to India Cricket News ,BCCI has announced the squad of team India for the first two test matches against Sri Lanka and also announced the squad for upcoming T20I series against New Zealand.

Murali Vijay makes his comeback to the Indian Test team by replacing Abhinav Mukund. The 16-member squad also Includes Ishant Sharma for the first two Tests of the three match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting from November 16.

The T20I squad that to play against New Zealand will feature two youngsters, as Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shiraj get the nation team call. Meanwhile the 38-year old pacer Ashish Nehra has also been added to the squad for the 1st T20I match to be played at Delhi’s Ferozshah Kotla. It will be the farewell game for Nehra ji in his home ground, as per the Indai Cricket News.

On the other hand, spin spearhead Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will be back in the mix after missing out from the squad of the limited overs cricket.

India squad for the T20I series against New Zealand:

Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Ashish Nehra (only for the first T20).

India squad for the first two Test matches against Sri Lanka:

Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Umesh Yadav.