Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna has been included in the Indian squad for the fourth Test against England at Kennington Oval, the BCCI said in a statement on Wednesday.
The pacer has been travelling with the Indian team on this tour of UK right from the beginning and was in the standby players.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee - based on the request of the team management - has added fast bowler Prasidh Krishna to India’s squad for the fourth Test,” BCCI said.
“Prasidh, who was on the standby list, has been training and travelling with Team India right from the start of the tour. The upcoming Test will be played at The Oval, London from 2nd September,” it added.
The right-arm bowler is yet to play a Test for India but has been capped three times in ODIs where he has picked up 6 wickets.
The five-match Test series is presently levelled at 1-1 with England making a fine comeback in the third encounter. The home side thrashed India by an innings and 76 runs as skipper Joe Root notched up yet another century in the series.
India’s squad for the fourth Test: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
Standby player: Arzan Nagwaswalla