India
is going to face England in a 5-match ODI series that will kick off on January
11, 2013. Ahead of the upcoming ODI series, Indian selectors have announced a
15-man squad. In this squad, fans will see some notable changes.
India’s
most experienced and hard hitter opening batsman, Virender Sehwag, has been left
out of the squad for the first three ODI matches against England. He was
dropped due to his poor form in the shorter format of cricket game. In 2012, he
averaged 21.70 with the bat in one-day international cricket. It was his lowest
ever average for ODIs in a calendar year since 2000.
The
34-year-old Sehwag was dropped from India’s third and final ODI squad against Pakistan
and has once again been dropped by the Indian selectors from the matches
against England in Rajkot, Kochi and Ranchi.
Cheteshwar
Pujara has replaced Sehwag in the squad. Pujara scored unbeaten 206 against
England in the Test series. Left-handed opener, Gautam Gambhir, has also been
retained in the squad due to his poor form in the ODI series against Pakistan. Mahendra
Singh Dhoni will continue as captain despite facing a lot of criticism that he should
be replaced.
Ravinchandran
Ashwin and Amit Mishra have been included in the squad as the frontline
spinners. However, veteran spinner, Harbhajan Singh, once again fails to make
his place in the national team. The inclusion of Shami Ahmed who made his debut
against Pakistan was the big surprise.
England
cricket team is now in buoyant form. They made a record of winning the first
Test series in India after 27 years in December 2012. So, fans may expect to
see an exciting match between India and England.
Indian
cricket team is not in good form. After losing the 3-match ODI series 2-1
against Pakistan, they have come under criticism. No doubt, it will create huge
pressure on them when the will take on England in ODI series.
Indian squad for
first three ODIs:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suresh
Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravinchandran Ashwin, Amit
Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Dinda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and
Shami Ahmed.
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