VADODARA: Mumbai's off-spinning allrounder Tanush Kotian was on Monday rewarded for his consistency in domestic cricket when he was called up by the national selectors for the last two Tests of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy, at Melbourne and Sydney as an addition to India's squad. This is Kotian's maiden international call-up.
The need for a third spinner, an off-spinner in the Indian team for the final two Tests of the series, arose after R Ashwin announced his retirement after the third Test and returned to India. Washington Sundar, who played in the opening Test, and Ravindra Jadeja are the other two spinners in India's squad in Australia. The 'Boxing Day' Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground will kick off on Dec 26.
