Hardik, Bhuvi and Dhawan return for SA series, Rohit rested

Mumbai: All-rounder Hardik Pandya, speedster Bhuvneshwar Kumar and opener batsman Shikhar Dhawan  are part of the 15-member India squad for three ODI series against South Africa while Rohit Sharma who sustained injury has been rested.  

The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Sunday announced the team for the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa where they play 1st ODI on March 12 at Dharamshala second on March 15 in Lucknow and last will be played on March 18 at Kolkata.     

Virat Kohli will lead the team while Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan have returned for the upcoming home series against Protes, after recovering from their respective injuries. 

Rohit Sharma, who had sustained a calf injury in New Zealand last month, was not part of the 15-man squad.Pandya who is back after injury has been in tremendous form with the bat during the DY Patil T20 tournament. 

ODI squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli (C ), KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill.(UNI)