India, May 29 -- Ajit Agarkar, BCCI's chief selector, announced Team India's squad for the next month's Test tour of England last week, which saw a few fresh faces. One of them was Arshdeep Singh, who has been a regular for India in the white-ball formats; the left-arm pacer has been a mainstay in the side's T20I setup since 2022, and also made his place in the ODI lineup last year. Following his impressive performances in both, home and overseas conditions, Arshdeep has won the team management's faith for a call-up in the longest format.

In Arshdeep, India have a sole left-arm pacer in the attack which features the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Akash Deep, with Shardul Thakur also being picked. However, a...