Rohit Sharma will lead India’s Test squad as BCCI announces India’s squad for first 2 Test against England. India has fielded a strong side against England including some new additions like Dhruv Jurel. After drawing the series against South Africa, India will look for a dominating win against the Three Lions.
Cheteshwar Puajara remains missing even after some remarkable performances in the domestic circuit. As for the regular absentees, Mohammed Shami and Ruturaj Gaikwad are missing after being injured.
India have fielded a very strong squad for the first Two Test matches. Adding to the list of a formidable batting line up, Dhruv Jurel has been added to the squad as a backup keeper. In terms of the pace attack, Avesh Khan has been added to the squad, as Mohammed Shami continues to recover from ankle injury.
Squad for first 2 Tests vs England: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan
| England’s Tour of India, 2023-24 – Test series | |||
| Sr. No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 25th – 29th January | 1st Test | Hyderabad |
| 2 | 2nd – 6th February | 2nd Test | Vizag |
| 3 | 15th – 19th February | 3rd Test | Rajkot |
| 4 | 23rd – 27th February | 4th Test | Ranchi |
| 5 | 7th – 11th March | 5th Test | Dharamsala |
