BCCI Announces Team India Squads For T20Is Against SA & Test Against England
On Sunday (22nd May), BCCI announce Indian squads for the 5-match T20I series against South Africa and the squad for the test match against England on 1st July.
In the T20I squad, Umran Malik & Arshdeep Singh have been added due to their exceptional performance in the ongoing IPL 2022. Wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik has also made a comeback.
With regular names like Bumrah, Kohli and others rested, the likes of Avesh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Venkatesh Iyer, and Ruturaj Gaikwad have been added to strengthen the T20 squad. The 5-match T20I series against South Africa will start on June 9th with the first match in Delhi.
The one-off Test between India & England, scheduled to start on 1st July, will act as the finale for the 5-match test series, 4 of which were played in 2021 and the 5th test was postponed due to a covid outbreak. Cheteshwar Pujara has made his return to the Test squad while Ajinkya Rahane yet again misses out.