England Announces 16-Man Squad for Five-Match Test Series Against India
England is set to tour India for the five-match Test series in January.
The England Men’s selection committee announced a 16-player squad for the five-match Test series against India on Monday, December 11.
Notably, Surrey’s fast bowler Gus Atkinson, along with Lancashire’s off-spinner Tom Hartley and Somerset’s Shoaib Bashir, received their first-ever Test call-ups.
The five-match Test series is set to get underway in Hyderabad with the first Test scheduled from January 25-29.
The second Test will be in Visakhapatnam (February 2-6), the third in Rajkot (February 15-19), the fourth in Ranchi (February 23-27) and the fifth and final Test will be played in Dharamsala (March 7-11).
England Squad for five-match Test Series vs India:
Ben Stokes (C), Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood.
