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Full Team List & Updates

Full Team List & Updates

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3 min readUpdated: Jun 21, 2026 01:45 PM IST India ODI squad for England tour: India named their ODI squad for the upcoming tour to England on Sunday, with senior heavyweights Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both being part of the squad for the first time since January. Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the series after failing to regain fitness from the injury sustained during the IPL season with the Mumbai Indians. Rohit’s spot came under scrutiny after a sub-par series against Afghanistan, with scores of 14, 48, and 79 in the last match in Chennai on Saturday. However, concerns over his spot swirled after captain Shubman Gill remained non-committal about his opening partner, with left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal also impressing with his second ODI century against Afghanistan in Chennai. “I mean, it is a good kind of headache having all the players that are performing and I think the squad will be announced tomorrow or the next couple of days. So, we will see the squad and then we will have the …

Pant loses Test vice-captaincy, maiden call-up for Prince Yadav

Pant loses Test vice-captaincy, maiden call-up for Prince Yadav

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2 min readUpdated: May 19, 2026 05:05 PM IST KL Rahul has replaced Rishabh Pant as India’s Test vice-captain as the squad was announced for the side’s one-off Test and three-match ODI series against Afghanistan on Wednesday. Pant has also been dropped from the squad for India’s subsequent three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan has earned a recall to the ODI squad as well. Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have also been included in the Indian ODI squad, although their availability is subject to their fitness being cleared by the BCCI CoE. Maiden Test call-ups have been handed to left-arm spinners Manav Suthar and Harsh Dubey. Fast bowler Gurnoor Brar has received maiden call-ups to the Test and ODI squads both while fellow pacer Prince Yadav and has received a maiden call-up to the ODI squad alone. A notable ommission from the Test squad is Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Auqib Nabi. Jasprit Bumrah has also been rested for the duration of the series, as is the case with veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. …

Tests vs England: Ishan Kishan overlooked, Dhruv Jurel called up as India announce four-prong spin attack | Cricket News

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The message is loud and clear for Ishan Kishan. The wicketkeeper, who sought a rest and missed Tests against South Africa, will have to play domestic cricket and earn his comeback. The senior selection committee has overlooked him for the first two Tests against England and have given a maiden call-up to Uttar Pradesh’s Dhruv Jurel as four spinners headlined the 16-member squad. The selectors didn’t want to rush Mohammed Shami back and it is understood he is likely to be drafted in for the second-half of the five-match series. With regards to Prasidh Krishna, who made his debut in South Africa, it is learnt that the pacer has picked up a quadriceps injury on Day 1 of Karnataka’s Ranji fixture against Gujarat in Ahmedabad. Prasidh bowed 14.5 overs before walking off the field. Post the ongoing T20Is against Afghanistan, India are scheduled to host England in a five-match Test series at home, with the first match beginning in Hyderabad on January 25. Despite the mixed outing in South Africa, no big changes were expected …