Cheteshwar Pujara included in England test squad, Umran Malik called up for South Africa T20Is

Cheteshwar Pujara has returned to India’s Test team while youngsters like Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh received India’s call as All India Senior Selection Committee on Sunday named for the teams for the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, starting June 9 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, and a scheduled 5th test against England, which will take place in Birmingham in the first week of July.

Senior professionals – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasosystem Bumrah have all been rested for the T20Is, while the youngsters, who have impressed in the ongoing IPL 2022, have been given the chance. KL Rahul will take the lead while speed sensation Umran Malik has been called up to the first team.

Veteran goalkeeper Dinesh Karthik has also returned to the team after some strong performances for Royal Challengers Bangalore this season. Hardik Pandya, who is leading the Gujarat Titans during the ongoing IPL season, has also returned to the team. The last time Hardik played for India was at the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE. Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are among the top catchers in the ongoing IPL season and as such, the duo are also on the team. Harshal Patel and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were also on the team. Punjab Kings swimmer Arshdeep Singh, who has delivered strong performances, has also been called up to the national team.

Speaking of the Test lineup for the One Time Test with England, all senior members will return and Rohit Sharma will return to lead the team. KS Bharat was named as the substitute for Rishabh Pant. Jasosystem Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna are paced bowling picks while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are swing picks. Cheteshwar Pujara also earned his spot on the team following a strong showing for Sussex in County Championship Division 2.

Returning to the T20I team in the series against South Africa, Ishan Kishan – Mumbai Indian track and field goalkeeper had a very low IPL, but he kept his place, while Ruturaj Gaikwad was also present in the match. team. The likes of Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi are also part of the T20I squad. From the T20I series against the West Indies and Sri Lanka, Venkatesh Iyer retains his position.

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India squad for SA T20Is: KL Rahul (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (vc) (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.

TEST Team for 5th Test vs England – Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (VC), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (week), KS Bharat (week) , R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohd Shami, Jasearch Bumrah, Mohd Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna