India squad for T20 series announced; Nehra makes shock return

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead the Indian bowling attack (Photo: AP)

The two teams will play the first T20 on October 7 in Ranchi. (Photo: AP)

Kuldeep, Chahal and Axar will be responsible for the spin attack. (Photo: AFP)

With Jasprit Bumrah and Ashish Nehra as his bowling partners in the pace department. (Photo: AP)

MS Dhoni as expected will be behind the wickets. (Photo: AP)

Kedar Jadhav had impressive ODI series against Australia and he has been included in the squad mainly because of utility. He is Kohli’s to-go man when India require breakthrough. (Photo: AP)

Dinesh Karthik has been named in the squad. He last featured in the blues when India toured West Indies in July.

Hardik Pandya had an excellent series and has established himself as a key member in the Virat Kohli led side. (Photo: AFP)

Shikhar Dhawan, who wasn't part of the ODI series due to his wife's ill health, has been announced as part of the squad. (Photo: AP)

KL Rahul has been selected as the backup opener (Photo: AP)

Manish Pandey, who was an integral part of the ODI side, has been trusted to play an important role in the shortest format of the game.

After a terrific performance in the ODI series, Rohit Sharma is expected to play a crucial role in the top order.

But, veteran pacer Ashish Nehra has grabbed a spot in the 15-player team. (Photo: AP)

The 38-year-old has impressed the selectors with his superb fitness. (Photo: PTI)

Nehra managed to score 18.4 in the YoYo ratings. It is also worth mention that his score is more than MS Dhoni in the test. (Photo: AP)

The Indian team for the three-match series is as follows:

As usual, Virat Kohli will lead the Indian team (Photo: ICC)

However it is not Yuvraj Singh, who makes it in the list. The 35-year-old was again ignored by the selection panel. (Photo: AP)

R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been again ‘rested’ for the T20 series. (Photo: AFP)

Another star to miss out from the list is Suresh Raina. The 30-year-old was widely expected to make a comeback but failed to impress the selectors. (Photo: AP)

The selectors surprised the cricketing fraternity by including couple of unexpected names in the squad.

BCCI on Sunday announced the 15-member squad of T20 matches. (Photo: AFP)

After pocketing the ODI series, Team India will look forward to tame the Aussies in the T20 series.

India are scheduled to play 3-match T20 series against the Steve Smith led side. (Photo: AFP)