NEW DELHI: Allrounder Washington Sundar on Sunday was added to Team India’s squad for the second and third Test match against New Zealand.
“Mr Washington Sundar will link-up with the squad in Pune ahead of the second Test,” a BCCI release said.
Sundar is currently competing for Tamil Nadu against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy match. He scored 152 runs in the first innings and took two wickets on Sunday.
The 25-year-old, who participated in the Bangladesh T20I series earlier this month, has played four Tests since making his debut against Australia in the renowned Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2021.
His most recent Test appearance was during the home series against England in Ahmedabad that same year. In those four Tests, Sundar has scored 265 runs and taken six wickets.
With Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav already in the squad, it’s likely that Sundar will take the place of one of them in the second Test in Pune, starting on October 24, should India opt to alter their combination.
India’s updated squad for the second and third Test against New Zealand:
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar.
