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India vs Sri Lanka 2017: Yuvraj Singh dropped, K.L. Rahul returns for ODIs, T20I

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ANI New Delhi [India]

Yuvraj Singh on Sunday was axed even as K.L. Rahul and Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey made a comeback to the Indian squad for the five-match One Day International series and one-off Twenty20 against Sri Lanka.

The 15-man squad was announced after a two-hour long selection meeting.

While Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami were rested, Rohit Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal and Mumbai's Shardul Thakur got a call-up for the series.

Left-handed batsman Suresh Raina was also not included in the squad.

The five-match ODI series begins on August 20 at Dambulla. The T20-I will be played on September 6.

Indian squad: Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (vc), K.L. Rahul, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Kedar Jadhav, M.S. Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur.

 

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First Published: Aug 13 2017 | 9:16 PM IST

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