Full-strength India squad named for Bangladesh tour

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ended speculations of resting top players by announcing the full-strength squads for the forthcoming Bangladesh tour next month.

Sports Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 20 May 2015, 09:41 AM
Updated : 20 May 2015, 11:33 AM

The Indian team is set to arrive on Jun 7 for a Test and three ODIs.
 
Although the players followed up their World Cup campaign with the IPL, the selectors went against resting their top players.
 
India have brought back the off-break veteran Harbhajan Singh for the one-off Test, leaving no place for all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
 
The 34-year-old picked up six wickets from three matches in the last season’s Ranji Trophy but came back strongly in the IPL. He collected 16 wickets from 14 matches for Mumbai Indians.
 
With frontline pacer Mohammad Shami still nursing his injury, Dhawal Kulkarni has been called up for the ODIs.
 
The one-off Test at Fatullah’s Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium will begin on Jun 10.
 
The day-night ODIs will be played at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla Naitonal Cricket Stadium on Jun 18, 21 and 24.
 
ODI Squad
 
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Dhawal Kulkarni
 
Test Squad
 
Virat Kohli (C), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Kannaur Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Karan Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Ishant Sharma