Virat Kohli to lead India in Test series against Windies; Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar rested
Mumbai, Sept 29 (IBNS): Indian fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been rested for the upcoming two-match Test series against Windies.
Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar have been rested considering their work load.
Virat Kohli will lead the Indian team in the Test series, which is scheduled to begin on Oct 4.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma and all-rounder Hardik Pandya were not considered for selection as they are yet to recover from injuries.
The first match will be played in Rajkot. Hyderabad will host the second and final game, which is scheduled to begin on Oct 12.
Indian team for the Windies Tests: Virat Kohli (captain), KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur.
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