Scott Boland, Joel Paris in Australia ODI squad for India

“Scott has continued to impress the selection panel, having bowled very well for his state Victoria this year,” chairman of selectors Rod Marsh said. “He certainly deserves this chance at the top level. Joel is an exciting young left-arm bowler who swings the ball well. He has had very good figures in short-form cricket and we really want him to make the most of this opportunity.”

South Australian paceman Kane Richardson returns to the side having last played for Australia against South Africa in Canberra in 2014.

“Kane has had a taste of cricket at the international level and although that has been interrupted on occasions through injury we think he is ready to perform consistently for Australia,” Marsh said.

Boland and Paris have been included following a number of injuries to front-line fast bowlers, including Mitchell Starc, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Peter Siddle.

Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns were among the notable players left out of the squad. The 34-year-old Watson, a veteran of 190 ODIs and part of the side that won the World Cup last year, retired from Test cricket last September but had hoped to continue playing for his country in the shorter formats. However, he could not force his way back into the side.

James Faulkner, recalled after missing Australia’s last one-day series in England because of a drink-driving conviction, Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell were the three all-rounders named in the squad.

It will be the first time top-ranked Australia have faced India since they defeated the-then defending champions in the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground in March. Australia subsequently beat New Zealand in the final to win their fifth World Cup. The series between the top two teams in the world rankings starts in Perth on Jan. 12 and takes in matches in Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra before concluding in Sydney on Jan. 23.

Squad – Steve Smith (capt), David Warner, George Bailey, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Joel Paris, Matthew Wade.