Explorer

Kohli rested for Sri Lanka ODI series; Rohit to lead

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at :

1/20

The first ODI is scheduled in Dharamshala on 10 December.

2/20

Siddharth Kaul has been included as a backup pacer.

3/20

India’s death over specialist Jasprit Bumrah was an automatic choice in the squad. His ability to land Yorkers and slower balls will be crucial to contain the batsman.

4/20

Hardik Pandya returns to the Indian squad after giving Test series a miss to work on his fitness.

5/20

Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns to the 15-member squad after missing the Test series to attend his wedding.

6/20

Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep yadav will form a strong spin attack for India.

7/20

As expected, MS Dhoni will keep wickets for India. The former captain will have an added responsibility to strengthen the middle-order.

8/20

Manish Pandey will be the main stay in the middle order

9/20

Rohit Sharma will partner Dhawan right at the top.

10/20

Rahane is expected to take Virat’s No.3 spot

11/20

But will face stiff competition from Shreyas Iyer, who has been included in the squad to replace Virat Kohli

12/20

And, he will be joined by Dinesh Karthik, who has retained his place for the three-match ODI series.

13/20

Kedar Jadhav has been included in the squad mainly because of utility. The 32-year-old can dawn the gloves and also do a job with the ball when required

14/20

Rohit carries tremendous experience under his belt having led IPL franchise Mumbai Indians to three IPL titles.

15/20

Shikhar Dhawan will lead the Indian batting line up, having performed exceptionally well recent months.

16/20

The 30-year-old will lead a 15-member squad

17/20

Following India’s victory, the selection committee met on Monday to announce the squad for limited-over series against Sri Lanka.

18/20

Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian side in Kohli’s absence in the limited-over series.

19/20

The MSK Prasad-led panel decided to rest Indian skipper Virat Kohli and he is set to miss three ODI’s and as many T20s against the Asian counterparts.

20/20

India registered their biggest ever Test match victory by decimating Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs in the second match of three-match series to go 1-0 up.

Published at :

Tags :

Rohit Sharma Cricket India