India Vs England: Prithvi Shaw and Virat Kohli's cover Hanuma Vihari named in the Indian Squad for the two final Test
Virat Kohli led Indian cricket team has finally found their golden touch back after thumping England to a biggest 203 run victory at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
BCCI has announced the 18th member squad for the final two Tests at Southampton and The Oval. BCCI included Indian teenage sensation Prithvi Shaw along with Indian all-rounder batsmen Hanuma Vihari were included in the Test team.
Indian opening batsman Murali Vijay who was out of flavour at Lord's and then dropped at Trent Bridge while Indian left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav was dropped to clear the path for Prithvi Shaw and Hanuma Vihari.
Indian team for 4th and 5th Test against England announced.
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 22, 2018
Virat Kohli (C), Dhawan, Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Pujara, Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ashwin, Jadeja, Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Shami, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Karun Nair, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hanuma Vihari pic.twitter.com/bICu1ef9Co
#TeamIndia for the last two Tests against England, India A squad for four-day matches announced.
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 22, 2018
Prithvi Shaw and Hanuma Vihari included in India's 18-man squad; Shreyas Iyer to lead India A.
Full details here - https://t.co/inudPXJGa8 pic.twitter.com/YFxoxchDEz
India's squad for the fourth and fifth Tests against England:
Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Karun Nair, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Hanuma Vihari.
First published: 23 August 2018, 12:10 IST