The BCCI has named the squad for the New Zealand series. The team will be led by Shubman Gill while Shreyas Iyer has been named his deputy. Shreyas Iyer’s availability is subject to fitness from BCCI COE. Hardik Pandya has not been cleared by the BCCI COE to bowl 10 overs in a match, and considering the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to follow, his workload is being managed.
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be back in action for the side. Both the players have been in an incredible form in One-day format and will look to continue the dominance. KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are the two wicket-keeper batters in the squad while Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav are the three spinners while the pace attack comprises Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh.
Nitish Kumar Reddy has also been picked as one of the all-rounders in the side.
Iyer had suffered the injury during the third and final ODI against Australia in Sydney on October 25 and was hospitalised for spleen laceration with internal bleeding.
At the time he was discharged from the Sydney hospital, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia had said, “The injury was promptly identified, and the bleeding was immediately arrested following a minor procedure. He has undergone appropriate medical management for the same. He is now stable and recovering well. The BCCI medical team, along with specialists in Sydney and India, are pleased with his recovery.”
Iyer had suffered the injury during the third and final ODI against Australia in Sydney on October 25 and was hospitalised for spleen laceration with internal bleeding.
At the time he was discharged from the Sydney hospital, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia had said, “The injury was promptly identified, and the bleeding was immediately arrested following a minor procedure. He has undergone appropriate medical management for the same. He is now stable and recovering well. The BCCI medical team, along with specialists in Sydney and India, are pleased with his recovery.”
India’s ODI squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer (VC)*, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Note: *Shreyas Iyer’s availability is subject to fitness clearance from BCCI COE.
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