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Team India for first 3 ODIs against Australia announced, Yadav-Shami return

Shardul Thakur has been left out of the squad that visited Sri Lanka for the limited over series.

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Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami have returned to India side that will face Australia in the first three one-day internationals of the 5-ODI series.  From the 15-member squad that played the limited-overs leg in Sri Lanka, only Shardul Thakur has been left out. Spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have once again been rested.

Yadav and Shami, who were rested after the Sri Lanka Test series, have been recalled after a break.

Selection committee chairman MSK Prasad said players such as Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel have been given an extended run due to their impressive showings on the tour of Sri Lanka, where India won all their matches.

"The team for the three ODIs against Australia has been selected in line with the rotation policy of the Board and accordingly R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested," Prasad said.

The former India stumper added, "The team's performance during the Sri Lanka tour was outstanding and players like Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal, who performed very well are being given an extended run and this will in turn supplement our approach, to build a strong reserve strength, as we prepare for forthcoming tours."

Ashwin is playing county cricket in England while left- arm spinner Jadeja has been rested since the Test series in Sri Lanka last month.

As expected there were not much changes from the squad that thrashed Sri Lanka in the ODI series recently.

TEAM: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Y Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami 

(With PTI Inputs)

 

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