Former National Team Wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel praised India’s squad for the World Test Championship.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports' show Cricket Connected, the former Team India wicket keeper  said, “I think it looks a really strong squad. If you want to compare India and New Zealand squad, I think we have covered all the bases. You talk about fast bowlers, we’ve got Bumrah, Ishan, Shami and if either of them is not fit then there’s Mohammad Siraj & Umesh Yadav. There’s enough depth in the squad. If we talk about batsmen – Rohit Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant – there’s a proper band of proper batsmen who can bat well in England. Everyone scored runs, and there is a spare batsman in KL Rahul. Imagine KL Rahul not finding a space in the Test squad, so how strong this squad could be. Then there is Axar Patel, who has probably been the man of the match in a lot of matches against England. He came in case of Ravindra Jadeja and it felt like Jadeja will be out. Now Ravindra Jadeja and Ashwin will be back, so I think this squad looks really strong.”