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Young Kohli picked in One Day Squads

Indian Selectors sprung a surprise on Thursday by naming a 19-year-old in the Indian One Day Squads for the Sri Lanka Series and the Champions Trophy. The new youngster who has been included in the Indian team is the dashing Delhi and Bangalore Royal Challengers’ batsman – Virat Kohli. The Selectors have axed Robin Uthappa, leggie Piyush Chawla and Yusuf Pathan from both the squads.

Fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been rested for the 5-ODI Series against Sri Lanka. Ishant figures in the squad for the Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan. Wicket Keeper Parthiv Patel and pacer Munaf Patel, who are a part of the present Test Squad have been retained for the following One Day Series which kick off from 18th of August. There is a return for Zaheer Khan as expected in the One Day teams.

Virat Kohli’s inclusion comes after his impressive show down under for India in the Emerging Players tournament last month. His real fame came when he successfully led the India U-19 team to Title victory in the last U-19 World Cup in Malaysia. Kohli is known for his hard-hitting and is gifted with some natural aggression just like his Delhi teammates Sehwag and Gambhir.

India Squad for Sri Lanka One Dayers : Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain & Wicket Keeper), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel (Wicket Keeper), Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Munaf Patel, Pragyan Ojha

India Squad for Champions Trophy : Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain & Wicket Keeper), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha