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#2 Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik, who last played a test match against Bangladesh in 2010, has been included in the Test squad after eight years.
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The gate was opened for him after the retirement of MS Dhoni from Tests in 2014. But, Wriddhiman Saha was constantly picked in the Test squad ahead of him.
Finally, the Tamil Nadu wicket-keeper has been included in the squad to replace injured Wriddhiman Saha.
The Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Karthik had a successful outing with the bat in the IPL. Karthik might stay as the main wicket-keeper in the team if he is able to perform against Afghanistan.
Karthik has scored exactly 1000 runs in 23 Test matches at an average of 27.78.
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