Mumbai, 5/11: The Ajit Agarkar-led selection Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection panel recalled the injured duo — star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and fast bowler Akash Deep — for the upcoming two-match home Test series against South Africa.
The first Test will be played in Kolkata from November 14, while the second begins in Guwahati from November 22. Pant, the vice-captain of the team led by Shubman Gill, is making his comeback to international cricket after recovering from a foot fracture.
Squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK) (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, and Akash Deep
