Raina replaces Rayudu for England tour, makes ODI comeback after 3 years

Written By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at :

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Raina’s wealth of experience has gone in favour of him. Raina has scored 5568 runs in 223 ODIs.

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Raina is making comeback into the Indian ODI side after a gap of three years. He last played an ODI back in 2015 against South Africa in Mumbai.

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Raina is making comeback into the Indian ODI side after a gap of three years. He last played an ODI back in 2015 against South Africa in Mumbai.

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Interestingly, all-rounder Kedar Jadhav was the front runner to take Rayudu’s spot after recovering from an injury sustained at the start of IPL.

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However, the selectors surprised everyone by going with Raina, ignoring the likes of Jadhav and Manish Pandey, who were regulars in the Indian ODI side.

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While it was learnt that the selectors were not on the same page regarding Rayudu’s replacement, the committee has now made up its mind.

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Rayudu’s Chennai Super Kings teammate Suresh Raina has been named as his replacement.

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Rayudu’s YoYo Test failure has come as a shock for many, especially after his successful IPL campaign (602 runs) with Chennai Super Kings. Rayudu scored a dismal 14 in the test while qualifying mark is 16.1.

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After going through all the possibilities, the Indian selection committee chaired by MSK Prasad has finally zeroed in on Amabati Rayudu’s replacement for the England ODI series.

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Rayudu, who was originally named in the 15-member England-bound ODI squad, was axed after he failed to clear the YoYo test on Friday.