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New Delhi: Rishabh Pant is set to finish his worldwide cricket return after being consisted of in India’s team for the very first test versus Bangladesh next week.
Pant continual severe knee and back injuries in an automobile mishap in December of 2022 and was sidelined for 15 months.
He returned for the 2024 Indian Premier League, scoring 446 runs in 13 matches. He has actually likewise played one-day worldwide cricket and became part of India’s team that won the Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean and United States.
India is starting its 2024-25 worldwide season with tests versus Bangladesh in Chennai and Kanpur.
Rohit Sharma leads the test team when again, with star batter Virat Kohli and rate bowler Jasprit Bumrah likewise consisted of. It will be brand-new coach Gautam Gambhir’s very first test task.
Lokesh Rahul has actually been remembered after missing out on most of the last test series versus England due to the fact that of injury however there was no space in the 16-man team for Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar and KS Bharat.
Pant, Dhruv Jurel is the 2nd wicketkeeper-batter.
Paceman Mohammed Shami is yet to finish his return from an Achilles tendon injury, leaving Akash Deep to partner with Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
India has actually likewise phoned left-arm quick bowler Yash Dayal as it considers its choices ahead of the five-test trip to Australia starting in November.
Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav were all consisted of in the extended team.
India leads the World Test Championship standings, followed by safeguarding champ Australia.
Team:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.