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After an ODI series defeat against Sri Lanka, Team India will aim to comeback strongly from that loss as they are set to host Bangladesh. The two neighbouring nations will take on in a two-match Test series, starting September 19, followed by three T20Is scheduled to start from October 6. Moreover, the side will see the return of star players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jasprit Bumrah among others.
As the team assembles ahead of the opening Test, the Men in Blue have called in Jammu and Kashmir pacer, Yudhvir Singh as a reserve bowler for the Test series against Bangladesh. Although there hasn’t been an official communication on the same, reports from the Kashmir Sports Watch state that Yudhvir will join the side for the upcoming Test series.
Yudhvir Singh to join Team India as reserve bowler
Mohsin Kamal, a journalist associated with Kashmir Sports Watch communicated this development on Yudhvir Singh. Taking to X, the journalist captioned a post, which read, “J&K’s Yudhvir Singh has been called to join Team India as a reserve (net) bowler for the upcoming series against Bangladesh!”
Singh, who bowled decently at the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament, notably attracted the selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar. According to a source quoted in KSports Watch said, “He received a call yesterday and was asked to report to Chennai on 12th September. It is a great news for him - a stepping stone to make it to the Indian team.”
The J&K pacer is a tall man and bowls over 140kmph. The 26-year-old, who featured in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, donned the Lucknow Super Giants jersey after he was brought by them in December 2022 at his base price of INR 20 Lakh. Prior to that, Yudhvir Singh was with Mumbai Indians as their net bowler and was later picked by them in the IPL 2021 auction at his base price.
Speaking of his IPL 2024 stint with LSG, Yudhvir took the field in five matches. In his five appearances, he scalped four wickets with an economy of 10.16 and an average of 30.50. While batting in the four innings, he amassed 22 runs at a strike rate of 137.50.
India’s probable Test squad against Bangladesh
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami
