New Delhi, November 12 - Punjab all-rounder Gurkeerat Singh Mann has been included in the India squad for the second cricket Test against South Africa, starting on Saturday in Bengaluru.

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Mann was also there in India's One-Day International (ODI) squad against the Proteas but did not get to play the game. He was kept as a reserve player for the first Test which India won in Mohali.

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"Gurkeerat Singh Mann has been included in the Indian Test team and will join the team for the second Test of the four-match Paytm Freedom Trophy in Bengaluru," a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) release said on Thursday.

The 25-year-old is a middle-order batsman and also bowls effective off-spin.

(IANS)

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