New Delhi, May 24 -- Ajit Agarkar, the BCCI's Chairman of Selectors for the Men's cricket team, announced India's 18-member squad for the marquee tour to England, starting June 20. The first Test squad post the Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma-Ravichandran Ashwin era has a strange appeal. It is filled with a new captain, a new vice-captain, new faces, one or two axings, and the return of a forgotten face.

Karun Nair's return to the squad after 7 years has become a major talking point. Sarfaraz Khan has been dropped from the squad. Ajit Agarkar's mentioning of the two names in the same answer has resulted in an interesting debate.

Karun Nair's and Sarfaraz Khan's Test career numbers are eerily similar.

Karun Nair has 374 runs from 6 matches, wh...