Seasoned spinner R. Ashwin on Monday made a comeback to the Indian ODI workforce for the three-match collection in opposition to Australia whereas senior gamers together with skipper Rohit Sharma and senior batter Virat Kohli had been rested from the primary two video games.
Ashwin, who final performed an ODI again in January 2022 in South Africa, could possibly be drafted into the Indian workforce for the World Cup if Axar Patel does not get match earlier than the September 28 deadline set by the ICC. Axar has sustained a quadriceps tear through the not too long ago held Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.
Off-spinner Washington Sundar has additionally been included within the squad for all three video games and is one other backup choice for the World Cup. Okay.L. Rahul will lead the aspect within the first two video games earlier than Rohit returns to guide a full power squad within the third and ultimate ODI forward of the World Cup starting October 5.
The primary ODI will probably be performed in Mohali on September 22, second in Indore on September 24 and the third in Rajkot on September 27.
Squad for the primary two ODIs: Okay.L. Rahul (captain), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, R. Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Squad for third ODI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel (topic to health), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
