Indore, July 29 -- Saransh Jain, who earned his maiden call-up to the India men's Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka in August, expressed his delight at the selection and said he is determined to make his hometown of Indore proud.

Saransh Jain was drafted into the squad after spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar was ruled out of the first Test with a hamstring injury.

Saransh Jain, a 33-year-old all-rounder from Madhya Pradesh, is a left-handed batter and off-spinner. He has amassed 2,223 runs at an average of 31.75 and claimed 188 wickets at 27.30 in 54 first-class matches. While he has also played 67 List A and T20 games, red-ball cricket remains his strongest format.

Speaking to ANI, Jain expressed pride in ...