R Ashwin, R Jadeja rested for first three ODIs against Australia
Chief selector MSK Prasad said the players have been rested as per the rotation policy of the Board.
MSK Prasad, Chairman, All-India Senior Selection Committee, outlining the way forward said: “The team for the three ODIs against Australia has been selected in line with the rotation policy of the Board and accordingly R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested. The team’s performance during the Sri Lanka tour was outstanding and players like Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal, who performed very well are being given an extended run and this will in turn supplement our approach, to build a strong reserve strength, as we prepare for forthcoming tours.”
Australian team have already arrived in India to play the limited overs series.
Virat Kohli has been named the skipper of the squad.
The India team for the first three ODIs is given below:
Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami.
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