Last update on. From the section CricketShubman Gill, India's opening cricketer, is one of the three injured in the five-match series that begins on 4 August.Due to injury, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, and Avesh Khan were unable to participate in the Test series against England.After suffering a shin injury during June's World Test Championship final loss by New Zealand, opening batsman Gill was able to return home to India.Sundar, an all-rounder, is out due to a finger injury. Khan, a fast bowler sustained a fractured thumb during a warm up match.Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw, batsmen, were named as their replacements.They were called up from India's second string squad, which is currently playing in a Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka.After recovering from Covid-19 and a stint as wicketkeeper, Rishabh Pan has been linked up with the England squad, while Abhimanyu Easwaran, Wriddhiman and Wharat Arun, have returned to their isolation.The five-match series' first test will be held at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 4 August.India's squad: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav.Prasidh Krishna, Arzan Nawaswalla are standby players.
