Deepak Chahar and Krunal Pandya have earned their maiden national call-up ahead of India’s three-match T20I series against England. They will replace the injured duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar. Both Chahar and Krunal have been rewarded with a place in the squad on account of their impressive performances in the IPL this year.

Bumrah injured his left thumb while playing against Ireland in the two-T20I series opener. Sundar twisted his ankle while playing football during the warm-up session before the second T20I.

Bumrah will also miss the ODI series against England following the three T20Is. Axar Patel has been named in the ODI squad as a replacement for Sundar. Following the limited-over series England will host India for five Tests.

The BCCI selectors have also added Rishabh Pant to India A squad for the only four-day match against England Lions, scheduled to be held between 16-19 July. Pant is currently playing alongside Chahar and Krunal in the tri-series involving India A, England Lions, and West Indies A.

 

India’s squad for T2OIs against England

Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav

 

India ODI Squad

Virat Kohli(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Umesh Yadav, Axar Patel