Rishabh Pant not included for Sri Lanka ODIs, T20s

In a transparent indication of the place the crew is heading, the senior nationwide choice committee in its last assembly to choose the squad for India limited-overs collection towards Sri Lanka have named Hardik Pandya as vice-captain for the ODIs as he continues to guide in T20Is.

Similarly, Sanju Samson has been dropped from the ODI squad, however has been included within the T20s, which means he’s unlikely to be within the scheme of issues for the World Cup subsequent 12 months. KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan have been named as wicketkeepers for the ODIs.

Interestingly, there isn’t any place for Rishabh Pant in each the squads. The press launch issued by the BCCI didn’t make clear if Pant was injured, rested or dropped. The Delhi wicketkeeper in actual fact missed the ODIs towards Bangladesh after the BCCI determined to relaxation him forward of the two-match Test collection. The different notable omission is that of pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

While skilled gamers Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rahul didn’t discover a area within the T20I squad, all of them have been included for the ODI collection that begins on January 10. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who underwent a knee-surgery, together with pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who missed the T20 World Cup with again damage, haven’t been included in each the squads.

The solely shock name is that of Shivam Mavi, who obtained his maiden call-up to the nationwide squad. The 24-year-old UP pacer has been included for the three-matchT20I collection starting in Mumbai on January 3.

While Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal are a part of each the squads, Kuldeep Yadav finds place solely within the ODI facet.

Despite eye-catching T20 numbers Mumbai’s Prithvi Shaw didn’t make the minimize because the selectors went with Ruturaj Gaikwad as one of many three openers alongside Kishan and Shubman Gill. India’s failure to make many of the powerplay overs has been a explanation for concern and Shaw, regardless of having an unbelievable T20 strike-rate of 151.67 has been over-looked as soon as once more.

Squads:

T20I: Pandya (C), Kishan (wk), Gaikwad, Gill, Suryakumar (VC), Hooda, Tripathi, Samson, Washington, Chahal, Axar, Arshdeep, Harshal, Umran, Mavi, Mukesh.

ODIs: Rohit (C), Gill, Kohli, Suryakumar, Shreyas, Rahul (wk), Kishan (wk), Pandya (VC), Washington, Chahal, Kuldeep, Axar, Shami, Siraj, Umran, Arshdeep.