Pace Umesh Yadav posted a cryptic Instagram story after the BCCI announced the 17-member squad for the last three Test matches against England on Saturday. Umesh was dropped from India’s Test team last year after the World Test Championship Final against Australia. The senior pacer is currently playing for Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy 2024.
The Indian cricket team entered the transitional phase after losing the WTC Final for the second straight time, the selectors dropped Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Umesh Yadav to give chances to the young players.
Recently, Umesh claimed a four-fer for Vidarbha to help them register a big win over Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy.
Meanwhile, the BCCI announced the squad for the last three Test against England on Saturday as Umesh failed to make the cut once again in the side.
Taking on Instagram after the squad announcement, Umesh posted a story that read: “Kitaabon par dhool jamne se, kahaaniyan khatm nahi hoti (Stories don’t get over with dust accumulating on books).”
The five-match Test series is locked 1-1 with India bouncing back to win the second Test in Vizag after the visitors took the series-opener in Hyderabad.
The third match is scheduled to start from February 15 in Rajkot.
Batting maestro Virat Kohli will remain unavailable for the remaining matches of the series due to personal reasons.
The national selection committee included senior players Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul in the squad but their inclusion will be subject to clearance by the BCCI’s medical team.The only new face in the 17-man squad is Bengal speedster Akash Deep, who has been rewarded for his consistent show in first-class cricket and in recent India A vs England Lions Test series.
Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar has been released with Jadeja coming back while Mohammed Siraj is back in the squad in place of Avesh Khan.
Akash is also a handy batter and bowls at least 10 yards quicker than his Bengal teammate Mukesh Kumar, who is lucky to retain his place.
Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep.
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