Manish Pandey makes it to T20 squad

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 15 Oktober 2014 | 21.24

MUMBAI: Off-spinner R Ashwin continued to be mysteriously 'rested', while Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey earned his maiden India call-up, as the national selectors named squads for the remaining two ODIs, oneoff Twenty20 tie and the Board Presidents' XI, which will play a three-day practice game against the West Indies, here on Tuesday.

Pandey, the first Indian batsman to score a ton in the IPL back in 2009, was selected for the T20 team, which will take on the Windies in Cuttack on October 22, largely on the basis of his solid performances for the Kolkata Knight Riders.

The 25-year-old from Karnataka scored 401 runs at a strike rate of 117.94 in this year's IPL, and 172 runs in five games @SR of 140.98 in the recently held CLT20.

The 25-year-old replaced Ambati Rayudu, who can consider himself unlucky, first for being denied the strike in the last T20 game against England (courtesy skipper MS Dhoni), and now a berth in the team.

The captain, on the road for quite a while now, has chosen against resting for now, and will feature in all the limited overs games against the West Indies. Possibly the situation of the ODI series - locked 1-1 at this stage, has prompted Dhoni to postpone a much-needed 'break.'

Meanwhile, Gujarat and Kings XI Punjab left-arm spinner Akshar Patel staged a return to the India side as he was added as the 15th member of an otherwise unchanged ODI squad. Patel, who played three games against Bangladesh in June, returned after a strong show in CLT20, where he took eight wickets in five games.

The ODI squad, in fact, now includes four spinners, which clearly shows India's intent in exploiting the visitors' weakness against spin.

Left-arm 'chinaman' bowler Kuldeep Yadav has been in cluded in the BP XI team as well, which reflects the selectors' desire to try him out as soon as they can. Patel finds himself in the T20 side too, where he has replaced Mumbai seamer Dhawal Kulkarni, who has been excluded without reason.

The five 'wise men', meanwhile, seem to be in a mood to throw life line to the Test career of left-hander Suresh Raina, who has been in sparkling form of late.

Raina has been named as the skipper of the BP XI team, which will play the West Indies in a warm-up game in Kanpur from October 25.

That match will also see the re turn to action of Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma, who hasn't played since suffering a finger injury during the first ODI against England in Cardiff on August 27.

Curiously, Pandey's KKR and Karnataka teammate Robin Uthappa has been ignored for all the three squads despite consistent performances.

The 28-year-old opener won the 'Purple Cap' for being the top-scorer in the IPL this time, scoring 660 runs @strike rate of 137.78, and followed that up by rustling up 210 runs @131.25 in five games in CLT20.

Kerala and Rajasthan Royals' talented youngster Sanju Samson, meanwhile, can hope for an India debut, after being named in the T20 squad.

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