Who is Saransh Jain? Prince of domestic cricket gets a chance in the test team for the first time
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Who is Saransh Jain IND vs SL: Saransh Jain, who has taken 188 wickets in first class cricket for Madhya Pradesh and 14 half-centuries and two centuries in the lower order, has got a place in the Indian Test team for the first time. Before the two-match Test series, the Indian team will play a four-day practice match in Colombo, which will start from August 7.
Saransh Jain got place in Indian test team for the first time
New Delhi: The Indian squad has been announced for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting from August 15. Saransh Jain has got a place in the team for the first time, who is a spin bowling all-rounder from Madhya Pradesh. Ravindra Jadeja has returned to the team. The availability of Sai Sudarshan and Jasprit Bumrah will depend on the fitness clearance from BCCI COE. Washington Sundar is not available for selection for the first test.
Who is Saransh Jain, the new player of Team India?
The biggest surprise in this team of 15 players is Saransh Jain. This 33-year-old all-rounder from Madhya Pradesh has got a place in the senior Indian team for the first time after spending more than a decade in domestic cricket. Jain, a right-handed off-spinner and left-handed batsman, has been consistently performing well in the longer formats. He has been selected after the brilliant India A tour of Sri Lanka. In the second unofficial Test, Jain took four wickets in the first innings of Sri Lanka A and two wickets in the second innings. He also scored an unbeaten 70 with the bat, helping India A win by 10 wickets and win the two-match series 1-0.
| date | venue |
| 15 August – 19 August | GICS, Galle |
| 23 August – 27 August | SSC, Colombo |
🚨 News 🚨#TeamIndia‘s squad for the 2⃣-match Test Series against Sri Lanka announcedNote: Washington Sundar was not available for selection for the first Test.
