The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the 15-member squad for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand starting from June 18 in Southampton.
For WTC final, Virat Kohli will lead the side while Ajinkya Rahane will be vice captain.
The players to miss out from the original 20-member squad that has toured England are: Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Agarwal, Washington Sundar.
Indian openers Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul and pacer Shardul Thakur are the notable absentees in the 15-member WTC squad.
With Mayank and Rahul missing from the squad, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will be the opening pair for the WTC final against New Zealand
Hanuma Vihari is also in the squad, after missing the home Tests against England with injury. Both Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha have made the squad as the wicket-keeping options.
Test regulars like Cheteshwar Pujara, vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin have all been picked. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who did not play the home series against England due to an injury, has also been picked.
Meanwhile, the five pace options are Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Umesh Yadav, the last being preferred over Shardul Thakur. Only two spin options in R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, with Washington Sundar and Axar Patel, who performed exceedingly well on the tours of Australia and in the home series against England respectively, part of the reserves.
In the fast bowling department, India have picked Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Umesh Yadav, with Thakur missing out.
Spin bowling all-rounders Washington Sundar and Axar Patel have also missed out.
Axar Patel, who stepped in for Ravindra Jadeja during the home series against England, has no place despite a successful series. Axar picked up 27 wickets in three Tests in that series.Washington Sundar, who too has impressed in his brief Test career, misses out with India having an ace spinner in Ravichandran Ashwin.
New Zealand had also announced their 15-member squad for the WTC final earlier in the day.
The final will begin on Friday at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
The squad has six batsmen, two wicketkeeper-batsman, two spin bowling all-rounders and five pacers.
India squad: Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin. Ravindra Jadeja. Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Siraj.