KOLKATA, June 8: Anil Kumble has been named in India’s Test and one-day squads to tour England after recovering from the broken jaw he suffered in the West Indies last month.
Spinner Kumble, 32, was struck by a rising delivery from paceman Mervyn Dillon while batting in the fourth Test in Antigua and returned to India for corrective surgery.
Kumble was the only change to the Indian one-day squad that beat the West Indies earlier this month but young wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel was a surprise inclusion in the 16-strong Test squad that was also announced on Saturday.
India’s tour of England begins with a one-day tri-series, against their hosts and Sri Lanka, getting underway on June 27, then features a four-Test series starting at Lord’s on July 25, followed by matches at Trent Bridge (Aug 8-12), Headingley (Augt 22-26) and The Oval (Sept 5-9).
India squad for Tests:
Saurav Ganguly (captain), Shiv Sundar Das, Wasim Jaffer, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Vangipurappu Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Ajay Ratra (wk), Parthiv Patel (wk), Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Ajit Agarkar, Tinu Yohannan, Sanjay Bangar.
India squad for one-day tri-series:
Saurav Ganguly (captain), Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Mongia, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Vangipurappu Laxman, Ajay Ratra (wk), Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar, Tinu Yohannan.—Reuters