Fast bowler Harshit has been included in the Indian team as a cover ahead of the five-match Test series against England. He reached Leeds by train with other team members where India is to play the first Test match from June 20. Harshit was part of the India A team and took part in the first unofficial Test against England Lions.

Did not get a place in the 18-member team

Harshit made his debut for the Indian team on the Australia tour last year, but he was not given a place in the 18-member squad against England. The 23-year-old fast bowler has played two Tests, five ODIs and one T20 match for India so far. A source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said, Harshit has been included in the Indian team as a cover and he has reached Leeds with the team today.

Seen with the team

Harshit was seen coming out of Leeds railway station with the rest of the team. The team has reached Leeds from London. The first Test will start on June 20 at Headingley. India played an intra-squad match against India A at Beckenham, which was their only practice match for the series. Earlier, however, players like KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shardul Thakur, Dhruv Jurel and Nitish Reddy had reached England with the A team. All these players were part of India A's match against England Lions.

The Indian team for the England tour is as follows...

Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper and vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav.

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