Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the 15 member team for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against England starting from 15th January.
Virat Kohli has been named as the Indian skipper after MS Dhoni resigned from the captaincy post on Wednesday.
BCCI confirmed the news through their official Twitter handle:
” @imVkohli to lead the 15 member squad for ODIs and T20Is against England #INDvENG”
NEWS ALERT: @imVkohli to lead the 15 member squad for ODIs and T20Is against England #INDvENG
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 6, 2017
Man of the series of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Yuvraj Singh makes a comeback in the team.
Team for 3 ODIs:
Virat Kohli (c), MS Dhoni (wk), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav.
Team for 3 ODIs: Virat (C), MSD (wk), Rahul, Shikhar, Manish, Kedar, Yuvraj, Ajinkya, Pandya, Ashwin, Jadeja, Mishra, Bumrah, Bhuvi, Umesh
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 6, 2017
Team for 3 T20Is:
Virat Kohli (c), MS Dhoni (wk), KL Rahul, Mandeep Singh, Suresh Raina, Rishabh Pant, Yuvraj Singh, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra.
Team for 3 T20Is: Virat (Capt), MSD (wk), Mandeep, Rahul, Yuvraj, Raina, Rishabh, Pandya, Ashwin,Jadeja,Chahal,Manish, Bumrah, Bhuvi, Nehra
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 6, 2017