All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been recalled to the Indian Test squad for the upcoming series against South Africa, the Board of Cricket Council in India (BCCI) announced on Monday, 19 October.
Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, however, has been dropped from the squad, with injured spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also missing out from the list of names for the series.
Meanwhile, left-arm pacer Sreenath Aravind will replace Umesh Yadav for the remaining two ODIs of the five-match series against South Africa,
India ODI squad: MS Dhoni (capt, wk), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Mohit Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, S Arvind, Stuart Binny, Ambati Rayudu, Gurkeerat Mann.
India squad for first two Tests: Virat Kohli (captain), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahana, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravendra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, KL Rahul, Stuart Binny, Ishant Sharma, Ravendra Jadeja.
-ANI