Dhawan looks the obvious choiceRoyal Challengers Bangalore’s Karnataka opener Devdutt Padikkal is likely to be one of the three openers India will travel with besides Dhawan and Shaw. Dhawan was deputy to Rohit Sharma during the 2018 Nidahas Trophy that India won despite the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) resting key players. Test team to leave for England soonSome of the youngsters who featured in the Nidahas Trophy T20 tournament are now an integral part of the Test side that is travelling to England. Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, KL (Lokesh) Rahul, and Shardul Thakur, who were part of the India T20 squad for Nidahas Trophy, are now part of the India Test side with Rohit. A 20-member India side under Virat Kohli will be travelling to England soon for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand and a five-Test series against England.

Source: The Nation May 14, 2021 22:41 UTC