After their stellar performances for Mumbai Indians in the 13th edition of Indian Premier League and good form in domestic seasons past, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan received their first international call-ups, reported PTI.
On Saturday, India’s Twenty20 International squad was announced to take on England in the five-match series scheduled to be played in Ahmedabad.
Rahul Tewatia, who was the most prolific Indian allrounder in IPL 2020, was also named in the 19-member strong contingent to be led by Virat Kohli. The Rajasthan Royals player has also been called up for the first time.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar also makes a much-awaited comeback with Jasprit Bumrah rested.
Rishabh Pant makes a return to the white-ball set-up on the back of his scintillating performances in India’s Test team with Ishan Kishan named as the second wicketkeeper. Sanju Samson has been left out. Both Kishan and Pant have been named as wicketkeepers, so it remains to be seen if K L Rahul will…
