Dhawan back in ODI team; Karthik, Thakur too recalled

New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik andpacer Shardul Thakur were today recalled for the three-matchODI series against New Zeal...
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New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik andpacer Shardul Thakur were today recalled for the three-matchODI series against New Zealand while selectors continued toignore senior spinners Ravindra Jadeja and RavichandranAswhin.

Opener Shikhar Dhawan has also returned to the ODI teamafter missing the series against Australia due to his wife'sillness. However, he did play the T20 series againstAustralia.

Karthik, who last played for India during the West Indiestour in July and was also a part of the Champions Trophysquad, has been picked again.

The 32-year-old was named in the India T20 squad for therecently-concluded Australia series but did not get a game.

Speedster Thakur was ignored for the series againstAustralia after playing in Sri Lanka. Now, he has been pickedin place of Umesh Yadav, who has been dropped.

Notable names missing from the squad are of batsman K LRahul, Ashwin and Jadeja. The spin duo has not played forIndia since the Test series in Sri Lanka two months ago.

Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel are thethree specialist spinners in their absence.

Ashwin and Jadeja are currently playing the Ranji Trophyfor their respective states and the former had even clearedthe yo-yo fitness test.

The Team:Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain),Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav,Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel,Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, BhuvneshwarKumar and Shardul Thakur. PTI BS PMPM.

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