Akshar Patel gets maiden India call
Owing to his performance in the IPL-7, BCCI selectors included Akshar Patel in the squad for the final two one-day international matches against West Indies.
The matches will be played at Dharamshala and Kolkata on October 17 and October 20, respectively.
Patel, who plays for Kings XI Punjab franchisee in the IPL also made the Team India cut for the one-off T20 against the West Indies along with Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Manish Pandey.
The match will be played in Cuttack on October 22.
Rohit Sharma will make a return to first-class cricket. He has been picked for the Suresh Raina-led BCCI President's XI squad that will play a three-day match against the Caribbeans in Kanpur from October 25-27.
SQUADS:
ODIS: M.S. Dhoni (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Murali Vijay, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel.
T20: M.S. Dhoni (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Karn Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Sanju Samson, Manish Pandey, Umesh Yadav
Board President's XI: Suresh Raina (Capt), Jiwanjot Singh, K.L. Rahul, Naman Ojha, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Wriddhiman Saha, Karun Nair, Parvez Rasool, Pankaj Singh, Ishwar Pandey, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav.
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