India Test squad for rest of the series – Scooptimes

BCCI named Bhuvneshwar Kumar in place of Gautam Gambhir for the remaining 3 games of the 5-match Test series.

After drawn in Rajkot and a 246-run win in Vizag, India is now leading the series by 1-0. Mohali, Mumbai and Chennai will host the remaining games of the test series.

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There was only one change in the Indian squad. Gautam Gambhir, who was included in place of KL Rahul, has been dropped from the squad for the 2nd test after KL Rahul was recovered from injury. Gautam Gambhir, who was in brilliant form in Ranji Trophy, failed to score big for India. He scored 29 and 0 in the first test against England.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up fifer against New Zealand in Kolkata. The third test begins in Mohali from 26th November.

Squad: Virat Kohli (C), Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya.

Team : Virat (Capt), Rahane, Rahul, Vijay, Pujara, K Nair, Saha (WK), Ashwin, Jadeja, Jayant, Mishra, Shami, Umesh, Ishant, Bhuvi, Hardik

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 22, 2016