New Delhi: The Ajit Agarkar-led national selection panel has reportedly called up young spinner Himanshu Singh for Team India’s training camp in Chennai ahead of the Test series against Bangladesh. The Indian team will return to action after a substantial break when they host Bangladesh in a two-match Test series at home starting September 19.
Ahead of the start of the series, BCCI is set to host a camp for the Indian team in Chennai which is scheduled to happen from September 13 to 18. India’s Test squad will assemble in the camp in Chennai to prepare for the two-match series.
As per a report in the Times of India, the Agarkar-led selection panel have called up Himanshu for the national team’s camp. Himanshu is a promising young spinner from Mumbai, who is yet to play for his state’s senior team. However, he has represented Mumbai at the U-16 and U-23 levels. He was also part of BCCI’s Emerging Players’ camp in Bengaluru last year.
“All the selected players for the camp have been asked to report to Chennai on September 12. Those who are playing in the Duleep Trophy will leave for Chennai after the first match,” a source was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
“Ajit Agarkar and his co-selectors have been impressed with Himanshu for a while and have been tracking his progress. He is tall (six foot four inches) and has an action similar to that of Ashwin,” the source added.
Himanshu has recently made heads turn by taking a 7-wicket haul against Andhra in the Dr (Capt) K Thimmappiah Memorial tournament. He has been called up to India’s camp to prepare the batters for the spin challenge against Bangladesh. India have started grooming the young spinner, who can be a replacement for Ashwin in the future.
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India’s squad for 1st Test against Bangladesh announced
Meanwhile, the BCCI on Sunday announced India’s squad for the 1st Test against Bangladesh. Rishabh Pant made his comeback to the Test squad for the first time since his horrific car accident in December 2022 while Virat Kohli also returned after missing the England Test series at home earlier this year. Contrary to the reports, ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah has also been included in the squad.
Yash Dayal has been handed his maiden Test call-up for the series while Akash Deep retained his place in the squad after his impressive show in the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2024-25. Meanwhile, Dhrul Jurel has been retained as the 2nd choice wicket-keeper batter with KL Rahul also keeping his spot in the team. Shreyas Iyer has not been included in the squad for the 1st Test.
India’s squad for 1st Test: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal
The national selectors have reportedly called up young spinner Himanshu Singh for Team India’s camp ahead of the Bangladesh Test series. Himanshu has an action similar to that of R Ashwin. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
