BCCI on Wednesday announced the Indian team for the first three Tests of the upcoming 5-match Test series against England. The All-India Senior Selection Committee met in Leeds to pick the team.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar aggravated a lower back condition in the 3rd ODI against England. His condition is being assessed by the BCCI medical team and a call on his inclusion in the Test squad will be made soon, BCCI tweeted.
TEAM NEWS: #TeamIndia for the first three Tests against England announced #ENGvIND. Bhuvneshwar Kumar aggravated a lower back condition in the 3rd ODI. His condition is being assessed & a call on his inclusion in the Test squad will be made soon. pic.twitter.com/lhlF65VRUP
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 18, 2018
India’s squad for first three matches: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, M Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Karun Nair, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur.
The 1st test match will take place in Edgbaston on 1st August.
| S.No | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 1st August | 1st Test | Edgbaston |
| 2 | 9th August | 2nd Test | Lord’s |
| 3 | 18th August | 3rd Test | Trent Bridge |