England's 16-man squad, captained by captain Ben Stokes, has added three mystery picks to the team that will play India in five Test matches beginning next month. To help England win their first Test series in India since 2012, the ECB has called up fast bowler Gus Atkinson as well as spinners Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir on a maiden basis. Actually, Virat Kohli is the only survivor of that tour. Eleven years ago, England became the last team to defeat India in a Test series on home soil, and Stokes is going above and beyond to emulate the valiant efforts of Alastair Cook and his team.
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