The BCCI have announced the Indian team for the ODI series against Australia. Superstar batsman and skipper Virat Kohli is back after a much needed break. Also making return is ace bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Wicket- keeper Dinesh Karthik and Ravindra Jadeja miss out. Batsman K L Rahul and Punjab seamer Siddharth Kaul alos find themselves in the team .

This will be India’s final chance to assess their players for the World Cup. The Australia series, comprising of five ODIs and three T20Is, runs from March 2-13 before the IPL starts ten days later on March 23. The IPL is scheduled to finish on May 23, with the World Cup scheduled to begin on May 30.

India’s squad for first 2 ODIs vs Australia:

Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (w/k), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohamed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Rishabh Pant, Siddharth Kaul, KL Rahul.

India’s squad for last 3 ODI vs Australia:

Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (w/k), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohamed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Rishabh Pant, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, KL Rahul.

India’s squad for T20I series against Australia: Virat (Capt), Rohit (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Sidharth Kaul, Mayank Markande #INDvAUS — BCCI (@BCCI) February 15, 2019