India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and veteran spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja have returned to the Test squad for the first time since November 2025 as the national selectors on Monday announced the 15-man squad for the two-match tour to Sri Lanka, starting August 15.
While Bumrah’s availability depends on fitness clearance after picking up an injury during the recent three-match ODI series in England, the 37-year-old Jadeja had been out of action since the IPL 2026 season after picking up a tennis elbow injury.
Jadeja will helm the spin attack alongside wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav and youngster Manav Suthar. The left-arm spinner’s experience will be vital for Shubman Gill’s side as they aim to revive their ICC World Test Championship final bid after a poor home season last year. India suffered a landmark 0-2 defeat to South Africa, slipping down the WTC standings. In the second Test in Guwahati, India suffered a 408-run defeat, their heaviest Test loss.
Off-spinner Washington Sundar was ruled out of the first Test on the tour after a hamstring injury suffered during the recent England tour. In his spot, Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Saransh Jain was handed his maiden national call-up. The 33-year-old Jain recently impressed on India A’s tour to Sri Lanka, scoring an unbeaten 70 and picking up six wickets in the second unofficial Test. Overall, Jain has bagged 188 First-Class wickets and over 2200 runs with two centuries.
India’s last red-ball assignment was against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh last month, played outside the WTC schedule. Gill & Co. registered a comfortable innings and 300-run win within three days, their biggest-ever Test win by an innings.