New Delhi, Dec 4: Gujarat speedster Jasprit Bumrah predictably got his maiden call-up in the 17-member Indian Test squad for the South Africa tour while rookies Washington Sundar, Basil Thampi and Deepak Hooda were summoned for the three-match T20 Internationals against Sri Lanka.
As expected, captain Virat Kohli will not be playing the T20 Internationals against Sri Lanka and his deputy Rohit Sharma will be leading the 15-member squad that also has former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Bumrah was included as the fifth pacer in the squad as chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, currently in the squad for the Sri Lanka Test missed out. The Test squad comprised three openers in Lokesh Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay followed by four automatic middle-order picks in Cheteshwar Pujara, skipper Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit.
The four frontline pacers Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma were also certainties just like spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
Hardik Pandya is the only genuine all-rounder while Parthiv Patel, after his gutsy show against England last year, had booked his tickets for the South Africa bound flight.
The 23-year-old Bumrah, who has 52 and 40 wickets respectively from 28 ODIs and 3O T20Is, has not played any first-class cricket this season.
In the new look T20 squad, selectors have picked Kerala fast bowler Thampi known for his toe-crushing yorkers while Hooda, originally from Haryana, plays for Baroda at domestic level.
Washington, the 18-year old talented off-spinner all- rounder, was one of the finds of the last IPL for Rising Pune Supergiants.
India Test squad for SA tour: Virat Kohli (c), Lokesh Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Parthiv Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Burmah, Hardik Pandya.
India’s T20I squad against Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma (c), Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, M S Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Mohd Siraj, Basil Thampi, Jaydev Unadkat. (PTI)
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