All-rounder Washington Sundar was on Sunday added to the India squad for the remaining two Tests against New Zealand. (More Cricket News)
The selectors included Washington in the squad soon a✅fter India lost the series opener to New Zealand bℱy eight wickets in Bengaluru.
The 25-year-old's inclusion in the squad comes after his 152 for Tamil Nadu in the ongoi🧜ng Ranj🏅i Trophy match against Delhi.
Washington had played a crucial role in India's historic win aga🐭inst Australia at the Gabba in January 2021. That game also marked his Test debut. With another Australia tour on the horizon, he very much re✅mains in the scheme of things.
"Mr𝔉 Washington Sundar will linꦛk-up with the squad in Pune ahead of the second Test," said the BCCI in a statement.
He has pl🔯ayed four Tests, 22 ODIs and 52 T20 Internationꦗals.
The second Test begins in Pune from October 24.
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.
