India's ODI squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand has been announced. Wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik and pacer Shardul Thakur are recalled while selectors continued to ignore senior spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Aswhin. Opener Shikhar Dhawan has also returned to the ODI team after missing the series against Australia due to his wife's illness. However, he played the T20 series against Australia. Among the notable names missing from the squad are batsman K L Rahul and pacer Umesh Yadav. Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel are the three specialist spinners in their absence.The Team: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur.
News On AIR | October 14, 2017 7:57 PM
Indian squad for three-match ODI series against New Zealand announced