Virat Kohli rested for Sri Lanka ODIs, Shreyas Iyer included in 15 man squad
ODI squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sidharth Kaul
In numerous occasion Virat Kohli has spoken about the cramped schedule and playing too much cricket, he also stressed on cricketers needing rest from the packed international calendar.
The BCCI named the ODI squad for three-match series against Sri Lanka and the skipper has finally given the much-deserved rest, and during his absence, Rohit Sharma will lead the squad.
Youngster Shreyas Iyer has been included in the ODI squad for the first time and Punjab bowler Siddarth Kaul was also named in the 15-man squad. Shikhar Dhawan who had asked for a break from the second Test will return to the squad. Bhuvneshwar, however, will join only after the Test series.
#TeamIndia for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka announced #INDvSL
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 27, 2017
Rohit (capt), Shikhar, Ajinkya, Shreyas, Manish, Kedar, Dinesh, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik, Axar, Kuldeep, Chahal, Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar, Sidharth Kaul pic.twitter.com/w4GWP9weCa
ODI squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sidharth Kaul