The BCCI has announced the Indian squad for the five ODIs and solitary T20 in Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli and Co. have al🌺ready won the three Test match series by winning ൲the first two matches and is on the verge of defeating the hosts in the third game.
Big news, but along expected lines is the exclusion of left-handed batsman Yuvraj Singh. Young Manish Pandey returns to the squad.
The selectors have also given rest to pacers Mohammed Shamiand Umesh Yadav, with Mumbai fast-bowler Shardul Thakur being given a chance.
Among others, those who have missed the cut are Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.
The selectors have picked young spinners – Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal with Axar Patel to support them.
Suresh Raina too has been overlooked by the selectors. KL Rahul, who makes a comeback after recovering from his injury is likely to open the innings with Shikhar Dhawan.
15 member Team India’s squad:
Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandy⭕a, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur.
