Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja is the top bowling option for team India for the year and now they are included in the squads against Sri Lanka. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the squad for the first two Tests against Sri Lanka. The team will be led by Virat Kohli while Ajinkya Rahane has been named as his deputy. Spinner two of a kind of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja has also got the call back in the 16-member squad. This two not included in the squad against Australia.

Both Ashwin and Jadeja have been out of the Indian limited overs side for quite for some time. Ashwin last donned the Indian jersey in Pallekele Test while Jadeja last played for India in Colombo Test against Sri Lanka. Jadeja proved his worth both with bat and ball in the Ranji Trophy 2017-18 match against Jammu and Kashmir where the left-hander first smashed a double ton and then scalped a total of 7 wickets in the match. Ashwin on the other side bagged a total of 8 wickets in four innings including a four-for against Andhra Pradesh.

Murali Vijay missed the Sri Lanka tour after injuring his wrist during Australia’s tour of India but the right-handed opener is now back in the Virat Kohli-led Indian team.

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