Senior batters Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have been dropped from India’s Test squad for the home series against Sri Lanka, the BCCI announced on Saturday (February 19).
The selectors, who also named Rohit Sharma as the new Test captain, have opted for a re-jig on expected lines, with wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha and experienced fast bowler Ishant Sharma also getting the axe alongside Rahane and Pujara.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been announced as Rohit’s deputy.
Test squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin (subject to fitness) , Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar