Virat Kohli named India's ODI, T20 skipper, Yuvraj Singh makes comeback
MSK Prasad-led selection panel named India's ODI and T20 squad for the series against England.
Mumbai: Indian selectors met here on Friday to pick the Indian squad for the three ODIs and three T20s against England.
The MSK Prasad-led selection panel named Virat Kohli as the Indian team’s ODI and T20 skipper after Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down from the captaincy in the limited-overs cricket.
India will take on England in the first ODI in Pune on January 15.
All-rounder Yuvraj Singh has made a comeback to the Indian ODI and T20 squad after nine months. Dhoni has been named in both ODI and T20 squad.
R Ashwin and R Jadeja, who were rested for ODIs against New Zealand, have also been included in the ODI and T20 squad. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been picked for the first time in the T20 squad.
On the other hand, middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane has been dropped from India's T20 team.
India ODI squad: Rahul, Shikhar, Virat Kohli (Capt), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh yadav.
India T20I squad: Virat Kohli (Capt), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Manish Pandey, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Asish Nehra.