He looks certain to be named in Australia's squad for the World Cup in West Indies and the United States
Opener Mukund back in India squad for Bangladesh Test
Opener Abhinav Mukund was recalled to India's Test squad for next week's one-off match against Bangladesh, more than five years after playing his last match for the side.
Published : 31 Jan 2017, 03:12 PM
Updated : 31 Jan 2017, 03:12 PM
The 27-year-old left-hander played the last of his five Tests for India against England in 2011 and has been rewarded for scoring heavily in the domestic season.
Regular wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha also returned to the 16-man squad after missing the last three Tests of the five-match series against England. Partiv Patel, who stepped in for Saha, was dropped.
Batsman Ajinkya Rahane and all-rounders Jayant Yadav and Hardik Pandya also returned to the squad after suffering injuries during the series against England.
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who missed the last two Tests against England with a leg injury, was not selected.
The Feb. 9-13 Test in Hyderabad will be the first for Bangladesh in India, who are ranked number one in the world and have won their last five Test series under the leadership of Virat Kohli.
India will then play four Tests against Australia starting at the end of next month.
Squad:
Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Abhinav Mukund, Hardik Pandya
RELATED STORIES
He was India captain Rohit Sharma's opening partner in the home T20 series against Afghanistan earlier this year but his place looked under threat as he struggled for runs in the IPL
The batting bias of cricket's shortest format is evident in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), where 200-plus scores have become a routine and 300 does not look impossible anymore
The Royal Challengers Bangalore opener had scored 18 runs from seven balls chasing Kolkata's total of 222-6 before his dismissal, as his team went on to lose the Indian Premier League (IPL) game by ju ...
