The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced an 18-member Team India squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against England.
Karnataka Pacer Prasidh Krishna, Mumbai batsman Surya Kumar Yadav and Baroda all-rounder Krunal Pandya have got ODI call-ups.
While it is believed that Pandya and Prasidh were included because of their good performance in the recently-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal have been ignored.
Left-arm pacer T. Natarajan has regained fitness and is part of the squad following an impressive outing in Australia.
The ODI series begins on March 23 and all three matches will take place at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune.
Team India ODI squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), K.L. Rahul (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, T. Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur.
TEAM – Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Y Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, W Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Md. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur.
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 19, 2021