England announce squad for first 2 Tests vs India: Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes back in hut

In run-up to much-awaited two-month long tour, England Cricket Board (ECB) has anunced its squ for first two Tests of series against India. English selectors have brought stars Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes back into squ as y set ir eyes on World Test Championship. duo h been rested for tour of Sri Lanka which is currently underway. 

England has anunced 16-man strong squ with an ditional six members slated to travel as reserves. Joe Root will continue to le side while Moeen Ali, who was infected with COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, will travel to India for Test series. Rory Burns will also return to squ. Meanwhile, Ollie Pope has been included in touring party, however, he will only be included if deemed fit. Pope is currently recovering from a shoulder injury sustained in September during Test series against Pakistan. touring party will also miss out on services of Jonny Bairstow, young all-rounder Sam Curran and Mark Wood as y have been rested for series. 

England Men’s Test Squ:

Joe Root (captain), Jofra Archer, Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Dom Bess, Stuart Bro, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes.

Reserves: James Bracey, Mason Crane, Saqib Mahmood, Matw Parkinson, Ollie Robinson, Amar Virdi

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India's squ for first 2 Tests 

Test series which is set to begin from February 5, will witness return of skipper Virat Kohli who h travelled back home after first Test against Australia for birth of his first child. selection panel led by Chetan Sharma has also brought back veteran speedster Ishant Sharma, who h been ruled out of Australia tour with an injury whereas Hardik Pandya will also don whites despite having lost his far a few days ago. 

In absence of Mohamm Shami and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Indian team has reposed its faith in young guns Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur, who've h an impressive Test series Down Under. In spin department, Ravichandran Ashwin and Washington Sundar along with Kuldeep Yav have retained ir spots while Axar Patel has been called in to fill Ravindra Jeja's shoes, who sustained an injury during Australia tour. 

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Full Squ:  Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yav, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel

England tour of India 2020/21

England will be visiting India for an all-format bilateral series that will go on for almost two months. gruelling tour with English cricket team comprises four Test matches, five T20Is, and three ODIs up until March 28. five-match Test series will also constitute a major part of ongoing inaugural ICC World Test Championship.

tour kicks off with first Test that will be played in Chennai's M.A. Chidambaram Stium. Meanwhile, entire bilateral series has been restricted to just three venues by Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI committee. In an official statement by Indian board, decision for limited venues was me due to coronavirus crisis that is prevailing in country. venues decided for series are Chennai’s M. A. Chidambaram Stium, Ahmedab’s Sardar Patel Stium, and Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stium.

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