Kohli back to lead India for ODI series

Dec 23, 2017 - 6:37 PM Skipper Virat Kohli will return while pacermen Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Shami were included in a 17-man one-day squad for India's six-game series against South Africa in February.

Kohli was rested for the three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, which India lead 2-0 with Rohit Sharma in charge. Middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav was also included in the team after recovering from a hamstring injury.

India play three Test matches in January before the ODI series begins and will end their tour of South Africa with three T20 internationals.

INDIA ODI SQUAD: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur.

Source: AAP