Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund was today recalled after nearly six years as a back-up opener in the 16-member Indian Test squad for one-off Test against Bangladesh, starting February 9.The selection committee meeting was delayed by six hours after the new Committee of Administrators (COA) barred joint secretary Amitabh Chaudhary from convening it.Wriddhiman Saha regained his rightful place as the No. 1 wicket-keeper in Tests, replacing Parthiv Patel.Elsewhere, there wasn't much change in the side with Ajinkya Rahane, Jayant Yadav, Hardik Pandya all back in theside having recovered from injuries.Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun Nair, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were automatic choices. The pace trio of Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav also picked themselves. Amit Mishra has been included as an additional spinner.
News On AIR | January 31, 2017 7:31 PM
Mukund recalled, Saha comes back in Indian Test team