India add Four Spinners as net bowlers ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The
hosts
India
will
lock
horns
for
a
four-match
Test
series,
followed
by
an
ODI
assignment.
And
the
preparations
are
already
in
full
fledge.

And
according
to
sources
close
to
BCCI,
the
Indian
selectors
have
added
four
net
bowlers
for
the
preparation
ahead
of
the
First
Test
in
Nagpur,
and
all
of
them
are
spinners.
Saurabh
Kumar,
Rahul
Chahar,
R
Sai
Kishore
and
Washington
Sundar
all
have
been
added
to
the
Indian
setup
as
net
bowlers.

The
selectors
deemed
that
no
extra
pace
bowlers
were
needed
for
the
preparation
and
are
expected
to
add
a
few
local
bowlers
as
well.

Saurabh
Kumar
(29),
who
is
a
left-arm
spinner
from
Uttar
Pradesh,
was
recently
in
the
Indian
Test
squad
against
Bangladesh.
Rahul
Chahar
(23)
is
a
leg-spinner
from
Rajasthan
while
R
Sai
Kishore
(26)
is
another
left-arm
spinner
from
Tamil
Nadu
who
also
plays
in
the
IPL
for
Gujarat
Titans.
The
trio
has
already
joined
the
squad.

Washington
Sundar,
who
is
a
regular
of
the
Indian
limited-overs
team,
is
set
to
join
the
squad
in
Nagpur
soon.
The
23-year-old
is
regarded
as
a
top
player
who
will
play
a
pivotal
part
in
India’s
preparation
for
the
Test
series.

The
Indian
squad
itself
has
four
spinners
–
Ravichandran
Ashwin,
Ravindra
Jadeja,
Kuldeep
Yadav
and
Axar
Patel.
Both
Kuldeep
and
Axar
have
been
important
for
India
in
both
Test
and
limited-overs
format,
as
Jadeja
makes
a
comeback
to
the
Indian
side
after
his
long
injury
lay-off.

The
Indian
team
is
already
in
Nagpur
and
having
their
training
sessions
at
the
old
VCA
Ground.
Shreyas
Iyer
has
been
already
ruled
out
of
the
first
Test
and
the
batter
will
only
join
the
squad
in
Delhi.

Both
teams
currently
occupy
the
top
two
spots
in
the
ICC
Test
Championship
table
and
there
is
a
lot
at
stake
for
both
the
teams.
India
can
also
claim
the
no.
1
spot
in
Tests
if
they
win
the
series
with
a
margin
greater
than
two.