October 6, 2016 7:33 PM

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Raina returns to India's ODI squad for NZ series

Batsman Suresh Raina today staged a comeback in India's 15-member ODI squad announced for the first three games of a five-match series against New Zealand starting October 16.Raina, who had been rested from the ODI series against Zimbabwe in June, returns to the fold even as senior off-spinner R Ashwin, pacer Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja were given a break.Haryana off-spinner Jayant Yadav is the lone new face.Medium pacer Jasprit Bumrah, batsman Mandeep Singh and Kedar Jadhav were included in the squad announced by newChairman of selectors M S K Prasad after a meeting of the committee. The team, to be captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, retained batsman Manish Pandey, while paceman Umesh Yadav was brought back into the team after missing the Zimbabwe tour.The selection committee chief said that the trio of Ashwin, Shami and Jadeja was rested keeping in mind the long home season that awaits India, during the side is scheduled to play 13 Test matches. All three are regulars in India's Testsquad.The first match of the series will be held at Dharamsala on October 16, followed by games in Delhi on October 20, Mohali October 23, Ranchi October 26 , and Visakhapatnam October29.

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