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.