IND vs SL: Parthiv Patel Reacts After Jasprit Bumrah Is Nominated As Vice-Captain For Sri Lanka Test Series

After missing the limited-overs series against West Indies, Jasprit Bumrah is back as the vice-captain of the Indian Test team for the Sri Lank Test series. The BCCI announced the Test and T20I squads for the home series against the Lankans. Bumrah is back in both the squads after being given a break from the series against the Windies at home.

Rohit Sharma was named the new Indian Test captain for the Lanka Test series. The selection committee announced Jasprit Bumrah as the vice-captain in Tests with KL Rahul not a part of the Indian Test squad. Like Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja has also made a comeback in both squads after recovering from his injury.

Meanwhile, former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, Parthiv Patel has congratulated the Indian pacer on being elevated as the test vice-captain. He shared a post on Twitter looking back at how quickly has Bumrah risen through the ranks in international cricket.

” Little did I know that a young boy with an unorthodox action who was making Ranji debut under me will be elevated to Test vice-captaincy in just a few years time! Bumrah’s progress is amazing,” wrote Parthiv on his Twitter handle.

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Bumrah made his white-ball debut in 2016. Two years later, he made his Test debut against South Africa in South Africa. He is now counted among the best bowlers across formats in international cricket.

Jasprit Bumrah Returns In Test, T20I Squads For Sri Lanka Series

The series will start with the three-match T20I series. Lucknow will host the first game (February 24) with Dharamsala hosting the last two games (February 26, 27). The two Tests will be played in Mohali (March 4-8) and Bengaluru (12-16 D/N).

India’s Test Squad For SL Series

Rohit Sharma (c), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin (subject to fitness), Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar

India’s T20I Squad For SL Series

Rohit Sharma (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Md Siraj, Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan

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