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28-Jan-2018 08:00:00 GMT
India in South Africa 2017-18

Raina returns for SA T20Is; Iyer left out

Mumbai: Suresh Raina returned to the Indian team setup for the first time after February, 2017 when he played in a T20 against England.

And that is the format he has made a return to by being included in the squad for South Africa T20s.

India will play three T20s against South Africa with the series starting on February 18.

Virat Kohli will lead the side with Rohit Sharma returning to his duties as vice captain after sporting the leadership duties against Sri Lanka in December.

Also named in the squad is uncapped T20 player Shardul Thakur. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer has been left out of the team.

India T20 squad: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur.

IN: Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur

OUT: Basil Thampi, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar

Among the players missing out besides Iyer are Washington Sundar, Deepak Hooda, Basil Thampi and Mohammad Siraj who were named in the limited over squad to face Sri Lanka.


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