<p>After his call-up as a replacement for the injured Rohit Sharma for the national Test team, batter Priyank Panchal on Tuesday said that he is honoured to be wearing the Team India jersey.</p>
<p>On Monday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named 31-year-old Priyank as a replacement for an injured Rohit for the upcoming three-match Test series in South Africa.</p>
<p>Panchal represents Gujarat in the domestic circuit and has been a regular for the India A side. He was even named the captain of India A for their two-match series against South Africa A.</p>
<p>Taking to Twitter, Panchal thanked everyone for all the "good wishes".</p>
<p>"Thank you, everyone, for all your good wishes. Honoured to be donning the team India jersey. Thank you for showing faith in me BCCI. Looking forward to the series!"</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank you everyone for all your good wishes. Honoured to be donning the team India jersey. Thank you for showing faith in me <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@BCCI</a> . Looking forward to the series!</p>
&mdash; Priyank Panchal (@PKpanchal9) <a href="https://twitter.com/PKpanchal9/status/1470601351323262984?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>Panchal made his domestic debut on February 27, 2008, in a List A game between Gujarat and Maharashtra. He has been a regular for the India A side and even named the captain of India A for their two-match series against South Africa A.</p>
<p>With 100 first-class matches under his belt with 7011 runs including 24 tons, Panchal will be competing with Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul at the top.</p>
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On Monday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named 31-year-old Priyank as a replacement for an injured Rohit for the upcoming three-match Test series in South Africa

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