Manav Suthar, Harsh Dubey picked for one-off Test against Afghanistan
India have handed maiden Test call-ups to left-arm spinners Manav Suthar and Harsh Dubey, as well as Punjab pacer Gurnoor Brar for the one-off Test against Afghanistan next month.
Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah and allrounder Ravindra Jadeja have been rested. KL Rahul takes over vice-captaincy from Rishabh Pant.
Prasidh Krishna returns to the Test fold after missing the home series against West Indies and South Africa late last year.
The only Test will be played in Mullanpur from June 6-10.
Test Squad: Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vc), Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel (wk)
