July 28 (Reuters) - India handed ⁠a maiden test call-up to off-spinning all-rounder Saransh ⁠Jain on Tuesday after the country's cricket board (BCCI) ‌announced the squad for next month's two-test series in Sri Lanka.

• The 33-year-old comes in place of Washington Sundar, who was unavailable for ​selection for the first test after sustaining ⁠a hamstring injury during ⁠the one-day series against England this month.

• Pace spearhead Jasprit ⁠Bumrah ‌has returned to the squad, although his availability, along with batter Sai Sudharsan's, remains subject to ⁠fitness clearance.

• All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has recovered ​from a tennis ‌elbow injury and returns to the side, while Mohammed ⁠Siraj, Prasidh ​Krishna and uncapped seamer Gurnoor Brar bolster the pace attack.

• Shubman Gill will captain the side with KL Rahul as ⁠his deputy in the series which ​marks India's first assignment in the World Test Championship cycle following their 2-0 home defeat to South Africa in November.

• ⁠India sit fifth in the WTC standings, one place above sixth-placed Sri Lanka.

• The first test will be played in Galle from August 15, with the second beginning in ​Colombo on August 23.

• India squad: ⁠Shubman Gill (c), KL Rahul (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sai Sudharsan, ​Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, ‌Manav Suthar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed ​Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal, Saransh Jain

(Reporting by Suramya Kaushik in BengaluruEditing by Shri Navaratnam)