Kohli named captain of ODI, T20 squad, Yuvraj recalled

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the squad for Twenty20 and one day internationals against England starting on January 15. Test skipper Virat Kohli has been named the captain for all the formats.

All-rounder Yuvraj Singh, the 2011 World Cup hero, is making a comeback. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who quit captaincy was named as the specialist wicket-keeper-batsman. Uncapped player Rishabh Pant has been named in the T20 International squad.

The squad was announced by chief selector MSK Prasad.

“We should appreciate how Yuvraj has played. He did extremely well in domestic cricket, which has been appreciated,” Prasad told mediapersons about Yuvraj, who is making a comeback after the World T20 last year.

T20 squad

KL Rahul, Mandeep Singh, Virat Kohli (capt), MS Dhoni (wk), Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Manish Pandey, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra

ODI squad

KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (Captain), MS.Dhoni, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkhya Rahane, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, R. Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav.