India England Test series squad : India-England will face the first match of the five-match Test series from June 25. Shubhman Gill is set to make his debut as captain in this series. Who will have to deal with the first Test as captain? It was known that day. ECB announced the Test squad on Thursday. Ben Stokes will be led by England as expected. However, there are surprises in their squad. Jamie Overton was taken to the squad for the first Test. Jacob Bethle has returned.
Overton is a regular member of the ODI team in England. Only one Test has played so far. He made his debut in the red ball against New Zealand in 2022. In the first match, he identified his caste. He scored 5 runs. He also got 2 wickets. However, it is not guaranteed whether he can play in the first Test at all. Recently he broke his finger in ODIs against the West Indies. That’s why he will play in Headingley, it is not yet known. The England and Wales Cricket Board has said that the 8 -year -old cricketer will be monitoring the medical team in the English team regularly.
Overton, on the other hand, Gas Atkinson, a teammate, is not fit. He was hit in a Test match against Zimbabwe last month. However, Pacer Chris Oaks and Bridon Cars have been given the opportunity to the squad. Both of them could not play in the early part of the season due to injury problems.
On the other hand, Bethle is about to join the England camp after winning the trophy for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He caught the Test debut against New Zealand. The 25 -year -old cricketer made three half -centuries down to number three. The average was 12. The cricket palace thinks he may be the trump of the England team.
England team:
Ben Stokes (captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethle, Harry Brook, Bridon Cars, Sam Cook, Jack Crowley, Ben Docket, Jamie Overton, Oli Pop, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (Wicketkeeper), Josh Tong, Chris Oaks
(tagstotranslate) Bengali news