Virat Kohli to lead 20-member India squad for World Test Championship final, England series

Team India will face New Zealand in the ICC World Test Championship final in Southampton from June 18 and then play 5 Tests against hosts England between August 4 and September 14 in Nottingham, London, Leeds and Manchester.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced an 20-member Indian squad for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final which will take place in Southampton in June. The same squad will then face hosts England in the subsequent five-match Test series in August. India's squad: Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Rohit Sharma, Gill, Mayank, Cheteshwar Pujara, H. Vihari, Rishabh (WK), R. Ashwin, R. Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Bumrah, Ishant, Shami, Siraj, Shardul, Umesh.KL Rahul & Saha (WK) subject to fitness clearance. — BCCI (@BCCI) May 7, 2021 The biggest additions in the squad are that of fast bowler Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who have been out of action from international cricket for a long time due to their respective injuries. All-rounder Hardik Pandya, opener Prithvi Shaw and seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the major names that are missing from the squad.