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India Announced The 12-member Squad For Guwahati ODI
By CricShots - Oct 20, 2018 1:14 pm
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On Saturday, the Indian team management has announced their 12-member squad for the first ODI of the five-match series against West Indies which is scheduled to be played in Guwahati on Sunday. It seems that Rishabh Pant will be receiving his maiden ODI cap on Sunday as Kedar Jadhav is injured so the southpaw will bat at no.6 his absence.

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MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant to play the Guwahati ODI

The Indian skipper Virat Kohli will be leading a strong Indian line-up with Rohit Sharma filling in as his deputy. Apart from the duo, Shikhar Dhawan and Ambati Rayudu form the Indian batting top-order. MS Dhoni will continue to take his position at the back of the stumps but Pant has also been named in the squad and is widely tipped to make his ODI debut.

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Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav are most likely to form the pace attack in the first ODI while they will be supported by spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Young pacer Khaleel Ahmed is the one who is likely to miss out when India finally name their playing XI before the match on Sunday.

KL Rahul and Manish Pandey didn’t find a place even in the 12-member squad.

Indian 12-member squad for the Guwahati ODI:

Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Khaleel Ahmed.