Indian Team squad for 3-matches ODI series has been announced by BCCI against England which will be held at Pune. Few new faces were also included in the series who can make their debut under the leadership of skipper Virat Kohli.
TEAM – Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Y Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, W Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Md. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur.
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 19, 2021
Key points about squad:
- KL Rahul selected as Wicket-keeper
- Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Prasidh Krishna, W Sundar receive their maiden call for the ODI squad
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rohit Sharma making comeback in ODI after injury.
- Jasprit Bumrah, Jadeja and Mohd. Shami still not available for selection.
- Shubman Gill was selected as a third-choice opener.
The three-match ODI series scheduled from 23rd march to 28 march at Pune.