5 players who missed out from India's Test squad against Afghanistan

The Indian Test team to take on Afghanistan has been announced and the usual suspects make the cut, barring captain Virat Kohli who will play for Surrey ahead of the England series.

However, this was an opportunity for the selectors to give few promising but untested names a go ahead and prove the mettle against the Afghans who will be playing their inaugural Test match.

Here in this slider, we take a look at five such players who missed out owing to the tough competition in the side and could have got the green flag had the selectors decided to test raw talent.

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#5 Rajneesh Gurbani

The Vidarbha-seamer was one of the most promising prospects from the Ranji season this year. He was the wrecker-in-chief for Vidarbha as they clinched the title and he could have been included in the side owing to his ability to swing the ball both ways.

In six matches this season, he picked up 39 wickets at an average of 17.12 and with a strike rate of 33.7. His best bowling figures read seven wickets for 68 runs which came on the final morning as Vidarbha completed a historic triumph.

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