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    "excerpt": "Ravindra Jadeja returns from injury as India announce their squad for the two-Test series in Sri Lanka. Jasprit Bumrah is back subject to fitness clearance, while Saransh Jain earns his maiden call-up.",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>India Tour of Sri Lanka 2026:<\/strong> Veteran spinner <strong>Ravindra Jadeja<\/strong> was named on Tuesday in India&#39;s squad for two Test matches in Sri Lanka after recovering from injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah also returns in a 15-player squad, but will need to be cleared to play after a fitness assessment, as will batsman Sai Sudharsan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The first Test is in Galle from August 15-19 with the second in Colombo on August 23-27.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Left-arm spinner Jadeja suffered an elbow injury during the Indian Premier League and missed India&#39;s one-off Test win against Afghanistan last month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>All-rounder Saransh Jain, who bowls offspin, has been handed a maiden call-up.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Shubman Gill will be captain in India&#39;s first series in the current World Test Championship (WTC) since the 2-0 home defeat to South Africa in November.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India are fifth in the WTC standings, which are led by Australia, with Sri Lanka sixth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>India squad: Shubman Gill (capt), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Sai Sudharsan*, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Jasprit Bumrah*, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal, Saransh Jain<\/p>\r\n",
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