Right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah got his first Test call-up while wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel and all-rounder Hardik Pandya returned to the 17-member Indian squad for the three-match Test series in South Africa.
The national selectors, who met in New Delhi yesterday, picked seven batsmen, seven bowlers, one all-rounder and two wicketkeepers in the team to be led by Virat Kohli, beginning January 5. Ajinkya Rahane has been named as vice-captain.
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