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K.L. Rahul has been re-appointed vice-captain of India’s men’s Test squad, portion the rotation duo of Manav Suthar and Harsh Dubey on with lanky pacer Gurnoor Brar person earned their maiden Test call-ups for the one-off Test against Afghanistan to beryllium played successful New Chandigarh from June 6 to 10.
Prince Yadav, 1 of the standout performers of the ongoing Indian Premier League season, has received his maiden ODI call-up for the three-match bid to travel opening connected June 14.
India A's Manav Suthar, connected time 1 of the 1st unofficial Test lucifer betwixt India A and South Africa A, played astatine BCCI COE Ground 1, adjacent Bengaluru connected Thursday, October 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR
The elder nationalist enactment committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, met successful Guwahati — the hometown of BCCI caput Devajit Saikia — connected Tuesday day to prime some squads.
“There are a mates of guys who are injured who were portion of the one-day squad before. With Gurnoor, we person seen a batch of committedness implicit the past play and a fractional now. Tall feline with a spot of pace,” Agarkar said.
“Keeping the South African World Cup successful mind, we are evidently going to effort a fewer guys who astatine that constituent mightiness beryllium utile if they support developing.
“Prince Yadav has shown a batch of committedness done the home season. I deliberation helium had a truly bully Vijay Hazare (Trophy). Obviously, bowled good successful the IPL. But we person seen that helium has grown a batch arsenic a bowler implicit the past twelvemonth oregon truthful and has the indispensable skills to win with the achromatic ball.
Vidharbha’s Harsh Dubey bowls during the Ranji Trophy semifinal cricket lucifer betwixt Mumbai and Vidharbha astatine the Vidharba Cricket Association Stadium successful Nagpur connected Thursday, February 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI
“It is simply a large accidental with these 3 one-days coming up. Because with the mode the rules are structured and truthful overmuch successful favour of the batsmen, you are evidently looking astatine guys with regards to conditions successful South Africa who person a accidental of succeeding.
“And determination mightiness beryllium a fewer much we effort implicit the people of the adjacent fewer series. These 2 are the ones that we person zeroed successful astatine this point,” helium added.
The Test squad does not diagnostic Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, with some players having been rested, arsenic clarified by Agarkar during a virtual media interaction.
Rahul frankincense replaces Rishabh Pant arsenic vice-captain. Pant has besides mislaid his spot successful the ODI squad to Ishan Kishan, though Agarkar stressed that determination was “no doubt” implicit Pant’s credentials arsenic a match-winner successful Test cricket.
Lucknow Super Giants bowler Prince Yadav during the IPL T20 lucifer against Rajasthan Royals astatine the Ekana Stadium successful Lucknow connected April 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY
“KL has been Test skipper before. Obviously, Rishabh was vice-captain and we privation him to beryllium the champion batter that helium tin beryllium and that helium has ever been successful Test cricket. So, no, determination is nary different reason. That’s the champion enactment we deliberation astatine this constituent that we person arsenic acold arsenic vice-captain with experience.” Agarkar said.
Apart from Jadeja, Axar Patel is different notable absentee from the squads. Agarkar, however, said Jadeja remains the No. 1 spinner for Tests.
“Jadeja has conscionable been rested for this Test. He is alert of it. That’s wherefore helium is not successful the team. He inactive remains a precise integral portion of the Test team. We cognize what Jadeja oregon Axar tin do.
“This is the clip we effort and springiness immoderate accidental to immoderate of the different guys. Wth regards to Tests, helium inactive remains our fig 1 spinner,” Agarkar said.
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya, some dealing with fittingness concerns during the ongoing IPL, person been included successful the ODI squad for the bid starting June 13, taxable to fittingness clearance.
The squads: Test: Shubman Gill (Capt.), KL Rahul (Vice-capt.), Yashasvi Jaiswal, B. Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel (wk).
ODI: Shubman Gill (Capt.), Shreyas Iyer (Vice-capt.), Rohit Sharma*, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya*, Prince Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy. (* taxable to fittingness clearance)
The schedule: Test: June 6 to 10 (New Chandigarh).
ODIs: June 14 (Dharamsala), June 17 (Lucknow), June 20 (Chennai).
