(Cricket News) Three young players who have not made their Test debuts yet are in the England Men’s Cricket team’s 16-man squad for their upcoming five-Test series against India, which begins in January 2024: fast bowler Gus Atkinson from Surrey, off-spinner Tom Hartley from Lancashire, and off-spinner Shoaib Bashir from Somerset.
Both Hartley and Bashir recently joined the England Lions in the United Arab Emirates for a training camp, alongside vice-captain Ollie Pope and Jack Leach, as they prepared for their return to Test cricket following injuries.
Leicestershire’s teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed, who made a memorable debut in Pakistan last December with a five-wicket haul, also returns to the Test squad. Atkinson impressed with 20 wickets in five County Championship matches last summer, averaging just 20.20 and helping Surrey win back-to-back titles.
England Men’s Squad for Test tour of India:
Ben Stokes (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood.
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