Mishra has been sidelined for the one-off Test against Bangladesh
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India have brought in left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav to replace fellow spinner Amit Mishra for the one-off Test against Bangladesh.
Mishra’s last Test match for India came against England in August 2011
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After nearly four years in exile, India spinner Amit Mishra has been recalled into the Test squad for the upcoming three-Test series against Sri Lanka in August.
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Kulkarni received his maiden national call-up
Mumbai fast bowler Dhawal Kulkarni has been included in India’s 15-man squad for their upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies, while the pace duo of Ishant Sharma and Vinay Kumar have been dropped after their horrendous performances against Australia.
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Jadeja scored 37 in his domestic return
Former India batsman Ajay Jadeja, who was a prolific member of the national team throughout the 1990s, has made his domestic comeback after representing Haryana in a match against Hyderabad in the Buchi Babu tournament in Chennai.
Ahmed is the most experienced out of all five bowlers
In a bid to win this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) the Chennai Super Kings have bolstered their bowling department by signing five uncapped Indian bowlers.
Meaker has not given up on trying to play at least one Test match against India
Surrey pace bowler Stuart Meaker is hoping to play at least one Test match in England’s current tour of India and believes that his three wickets during a practice match against Haryana is a sign that he has the ability to get some swing out of the Indian pitches, which are predominantly known to be extremely spin-friendly.
Compton believes he is starting to get to grips with the conditions in India
Somerset batsman Nick Compton has announced that he is looking to become England Test captain Alastair Cook’s new opening partner after scoring a half century in the second innings of their match against Mumbai A and adding two more in the recently concluded warm up match against Haryana.
Cook is still deciding whether Compton or Root is the best man for the job
After former Test captain Andrew Strauss retired over the summer, England were left facing a huge problem on who would replace him as the national team’s new opening batsman, but newly appointed skipper Alastair Cook has announced that the decision is still yet to be made.
