India hand maiden Test call-up to Saransh Jain for Sri Lanka series

[p]The 33-year-old comes in place ‌of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sundar-washington/r9K7iDfq/"]Washington Sundar[/a], who was unavailable for ‌selection for the first Test after ‌sustaining a hamstring injury during the one-day series against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a] this month.[/p][p][b]Pace spearhead [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bumrah-jasprit/lx2sGNBc/"]‌Jasprit Bumrah[/a] has returned to the ⁠squad, although ‌his availability, along with batter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sudharsan-sai/UFQrOh93/"]Sai Sudharsan[/a]'s, remains ​subject to fitness clearance.[/b][/p][p]All-rounder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jadeja-ravindra/IVAZlTEH/"]Ravindra Jadeja[/a] has recovered from a ​tennis elbow injury and returns to the side, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siraj-mohammed/EPQqSEB7/"]Mohammed Siraj[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krishna-prasidh/hndRkHjr/"]Prasidh Krishna[/a] ⁠and uncapped ​seamer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brar-gurnoor/SCL92neh/"]Gurnoor Brar[/a] bolster the pace attack.[/p][embed guid="0194294e-2bbc-4361-afac-e7f1ec79811f" url="https://x.com/BCCIdomestic/status/2081954416308191428" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gill-shubman/KOAQiuhe/"]Shubman Gill[/a] will captain the side with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rahul-lokesh/lY19PeDI/"]KL Rahul[/a] as his deputy in ‌the series which marks [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]India[/a]'s first assignment in the World Test Championship cycle following their 2-0 home defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/tUhlKzIm/"]South Africa[/a] in November.[/p][p]India sit fifth in the WTC standings, one place above sixth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sri-lanka/zahH5UHg/"]Sri Lanka[/a].[/p][p]The first Test will be played [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/india-fcOzl2uI/sri-lanka-zahH5UHg/?mid=zo6K5Xjg"]in Galle from ‌August 15[/a], with the second beginning ​[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/india-fcOzl2uI/sri-lanka-zahH5UHg/?mid=8b4S3BL5"]in Colombo on August 23[/a].[/p][p][b]India ‌squad: [/b]Shubman Gill (c), KL Rahul (vc), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jaiswal-yashasvi/4WTrPc5D/"]Yashasvi Jaiswal[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pant-rishabh/KKYC7ObS/"]Rishabh Pant[/a] (wk), Sai Sudharsan, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jurel-dhruv/WIPHAsve/"]Dhruv Jurel[/a] (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yadav-kuldeep/QuQQCaL1/"]Kuldeep Yadav[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suthar-manav/WfDHU91G/"]Manav Suthar[/a], Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, ⁠Gurnoor Brar, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/padikkal-devdutt/h2IB22df/"]⁠Devdutt Padikkal[/a], Saransh ‌Jain[/p]