Rishabh Pant not included for Sri Lanka ODIs, T20s

While experienced players Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rahul didn’t find a space in the T20I squad, they all have been included for the ODI series that begins on January 10. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who underwent a knee-surgery, along with pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who missed the T20 World Cup with back injury, have not been included in both the squads.

The only surprise call is that of Shivam Mavi, who received his maiden call-up to the national squad. The 24-year-old UP pacer has been included for the three-matchT20I series beginning in Mumbai on January 3.

While Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal are part of both the squads, Kuldeep Yadav finds place only in the ODI side.

Despite eye-catching T20 numbers Mumbai’s Prithvi Shaw failed to make the cut as the selectors went with Ruturaj Gaikwad as one of the three openers alongside Kishan and Shubman Gill. India’s failure to make most of the powerplay overs has been a cause of concern and Shaw, despite having an incredible T20 strike-rate of 151.67 has been over-looked once again.

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.