Manish Pandey ruled out of Champions Trophy

India are also scheduled to play two warm-up games against New Zealand and Bangladesh.

Karthik, who represented Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League smashed 361 runs in 14 matches for the Gujarat based outfit.

Dinesh Karthik returns to international cricket after three long years.

India will enter the tournament as defending champions and will begin their title defense against Pakistan on June 4.

The 27-year-ols was left out of the squad which defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday to set up a tie against Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has been called as a replacement to the swashbuckling batsman.

Dinesh Karthik has been in a terrific form in 2016-2017 domestic season. He ended up as the highest run getter for this season with 854 runs.

Attacking batsman Manish Pandey has been ruled out of the competition

Pandey, who is part of Kolkata Knight Riders, will miss the Champions Trophy due to side strain.

With just 14 days remaining for the Champions Trophy, Team India has suffered a massive blow.