India recalled middle-order batter Kedar Jadhav and pacer Shardul Thakur, who were drafted into the 17-member One-day International squad in South Africa in February.
The two seasoned spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, were once again ignored as the selectors decided to persist with the young trio of wrist spinners – Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and left-arm orthodox spinner Axar Patel.
Virat Kohli makes a comeback as India captain after opting out of the limited overs series against Sri Lanka at home. Pacer Mohammed Shami also figured in the ODI squad, in which most of the current white ball regulars were automatic picks. Shreyas Iyer has been rewarded with his maiden overseas tour with the senior team after shining against the Lankans in the ODIs.
Jadhav, who is also a handy off-spinner, is back after a hamstring injury ruled him out of the Sri Lanka ODIs. Mumbai speedster Shardul has replaced Siddharth Kaul, who did not get to play a match against the visiting Sri Lankans.
Squad:
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar.