November 23, 2016 8:04 AM

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INDvsENG: Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar back in test sqaud

Having completely recovered from a back injury, seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was today recalled to the 16-member Indian team for the final three Test matches against England, while veteran opener Gautam Gambhir was shown the door.Bhuvneshwar, who produced a game-changing five-wicket haul against New Zealand in Kolkata, has been out of action for more than six weeks due to a back injury.While spinners have dominated India's bowling composition, Bhuvneshwar's variations and his recent match winning exploits in Test cricket gives skipper Virat Kohli another option with four specialist pacers in the squad.Murali Vijay is an assured presence at the top of the order and a fit Shikhar Dhawan means the reserve opener's slot is for Rahul. Also Dhawan is still an important fixture in the limited overs format where he has an impressive record.Indian squad is: Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-Captain), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, KarunNair, Wriddhiman Saha (Wicket Keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin,Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami,Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya.

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