Sreenath Aravind replaces Umesh Yadav for remaining ODIs against Proteas

Left-arm pacer Sreenath Aravind will replace Umesh Yadav for the remaining two ODIs of the five-match series against South Africa, the BCCI announced on Monday

New Delhi: Left-arm pacer Sreenath Aravind will replace Umesh Yadav for the remaining two ODIs of the five-match series against South Africa, the Board of Cricket Council in India (BCCI) announced on Monday.

Umesh may have been replaced by Aravind for the last two one-dayers, but he will be back for the Tests.

S Aravind celebrates after his dismissal of South Africa's captain Faf du Plessis during the first T20 cricket match between India and South Africa at The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on October 2, 2015. Pic/AFP

The selectors, keen to have off-spinner R Ashwin fit for the Tests, have rested him for the last two one-dayers in Chennai and Mumbai even though South Africa lead the series 2-1.

The Test squad also includes fast bowler Ishant Sharma, who will miss the first match due to a one-Test suspension for bad behaviour during the preceding tour of Sri Lanka.

Openers Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan, who were injured in Sri Lanka, return to the Test side along with wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha.

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 .

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