Leggie returns to the Indian team after impressive show in first warm-up match against West Indies; UP's rookie chinaman Kuldeep Yadav rewarded for CLT20 performance
Amit Mishra, representing India 'A', during the first warm-up match against West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday. Pic/Atul Kamble
Bangalore: Rookie left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav was the surprise inclusion, while leg-spinner Amit Mishra was on Saturday recalled in India's 14-member squad for the first three ODIs against the West Indies, starting October 8 at Kochi.
Amit Mishra, representing India 'A', during the first warm-up match against West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday. Pic/Atul Kamble
Regular off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was rested while Murali Vijay also made a comeback in place of an injured Rohit Sharma in the squad announced by the BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel after a meeting of the selection committee here.
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The squad, to be led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, had no place for seniors like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, who have remained in the sidelines for quite a while.
Kuldeep, a KKR star
The 19-year-old Yadav, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, was the surprise inclusion and the lone new face in the squad, getting the nod ahead of experienced left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha.
Yadav was rewarded for his performance in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 where he bagged seven wickets so far playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.
He will become the first cricketer in the last 10 years to make it to the national team without playing a single first-class or list A match.
Apart from the selection of Yadav, there was no other major surprise in the squad which had no place for Karn Sharma, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson and Dhawal Kulkarni, all of whom figured in the 17-member ODI team that had toured England recently.
The pace department has seen no changes with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav retaining their places.
The spin department will be spearheaded by Mishra, who claimed three for 26 in the warm-up match against West Indies on Friday, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja and Yadav.
Vijay was lucky to get a place in the team after Rohit was ruled out of the series due to finger and shoulder injuries.
The first ODI of the five-match series against the West Indies will be held in Kochi on October 8, followed by games in New Delhi on October 11 and Vizag on October 14.
The last two matches of the series will be played in Dharamshala (October 17) and Kolkata (October 20).
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