MUMBAI: The BCCI has asked Mumbai's young off-spinner Himanshu Singh to join the Team India camp in Chennai, ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh from September 19, TOI has learnt.
The camp will be held from Sept 13-18. "All the selected players for the camp have been asked to report to Chennai on September 12. Those who are playing in the Duleep Trophy will leave for Chennai after the first match," a source said.
On Saturday, the 21-year-old Himanshu took 7/74 for Mumbai against Andhra at Alur-1 Ground in the Dr (Capt) K Thimmappiah memorial tournament. The offspinner is yet to play for the Mumbai senior team, though he has played for Mumbai U-16 and U-23. He was part of the BCCI's 'emerging players' camp in Anantapur and Bengaluru a couple of years back.
"Ajit Agarkar (India's chief selector) and his co-selectors have been impressed with Himanshu for a while and have been tracking his progress. He is tall (six foot four inches) and has an action similar to that of Ashwin," said a source.
