Team India is set to for another rivals arrival on their home soil. As kiwis are set to face host nation on 22nd of October. The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Saturday named the Indian Cricket Team for the three-match One-Day International series against New Zealand. India's Experience off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who was rested from the recent limited-overs series against Australia, once again missed out while Test opening batsmen KL Rahul also failed to find a place in the 15-member squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. Rahul was included in the limited-overs series against Australia but didn't feature in the playing XI even in a single match.
The 32-year-old was named in the India T20 squad for the recently-concluded Australia series but did not get a game. Speedster Thakur was ignored for the series against Australia after playing in Sri Lanka. Now, he has been picked in place of senior pacer Umesh Yadav, who was left out. Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who missed the ODI series against Australia due to his wife's illness, has also returned to the side and it is expected to see his dominance attack against New Zealand. He did play the T20 series against the Aussies.
India Squad:
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.
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