Cheteshwar Pujara back in India Test squad for Edgbaston Test
Cheteshwar Pujara, who had been recently dropped for the home Test series against Sri Lanka, has returned to the squad for the rescheduled fifth Test against England, which will be played in Edgbaston from July 1-5.
India currently lead the Test series against England 2-1.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, who were all rested for the home T20I series against South Africa next month, will be in Test action in Birmingham. Ajinkya Rahane, however, will not be in action, after sustaining a hamstring injury during his spell with Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. Along with Pujara, Rahane was previously dropped for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
Pujara has worked his way back into the side after piling up 720 runs in eight innings for Sussex, including four centuries, at a stunning average of 120. Only Durham’s Sean Dickson and Derbyshire’s Shan Masood have scored more runs than Pujara in the county championship division two – both batters have had the benefit of playing an extra game.
Test squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-capt) Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
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