India Test Squad Announced: The Senior Men’s Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 15-player squad for the two-match Test series, to be led by Shubman Gill, on Thursday. Middle-order batter Devdutt Padikkal has been recalled to the squad after previously playing in the home series against England, replacing the dropped Karun Nair. https://images.indianexpress.com/2020/08/1x1.png

Nair was omitted following a poor performance in the away series against England. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar stated that the team had expected more from him. “We expected more from Karun Nair . It can’t be just one innings. Padikkal offers more. We would like to give 15-20 chances to everyone, but it is not possible in these circumstances,” he said.

“Padikkal has

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