Raina replaces unfit Rayudu for England ODIs
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Raina replaces unfit Rayudu for England ODIs
New Delhi June 16 (IANS) Seasoned batsman Suresh Raina was on Saturday named as a replacement for Ambati Rayudu in the One-Day International squad against England after the Hyderabadi batsman failed to clear the mandatory fitness test.
The 32-year-old Rayudu s score was on Friday found to be well below the threshold mark of 16.1 after he underwent the yo-yo test along with the rest of the England-bound squad including skipper Virat Kohli at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru in the presence of trainer Shankar Basu and the other support staff.
"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Suresh Raina as Ambati Rayudu s replacement in India s ODI squad for the series against England " a BCCI statement confirmed.
"The announcement came after Rayudu failed to clear his fitness test that was held at NCA Bengaluru on Friday " it added.
Rayudu whose last international appearance was in an ODI against Zimbabwe in June 2016 was named in the India squad for the ODIs against England after a successful outing in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL).
The right-hander finished as the leading run-getter (602) for champions Chennai Super Kings and the fourth highest run-scorer overall in IPL 2018.
The yo-yo test has become a criterion for fitness standards in Indian cricket determining selection.
India s tour of England begins on July 3 with the limited-overs leg of three T20Is and three ODIs.
From August 1 to September 11 India will take on England in a five-match Test series.
India s squad for ODIs against England: Virat Kohli (Captain) Shikhar Dhawan Rohit Sharma Lokesh Rahul Shreyas Iyer Suresh Raina Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper) Dinesh Karthik Yuzvendra Chahal Kuldeep Yadav Washington Sundar Bhuvneshwar Kumar Jasprit Bumrah Hardik Pandya Siddarth Kaul Umesh Yadav.
--IANS tri/bg
The 32-year-old Rayudu s score was on Friday found to be well below the threshold mark of 16.1 after he underwent the yo-yo test along with the rest of the England-bound squad including skipper Virat Kohli at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru in the presence of trainer Shankar Basu and the other support staff.
"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Suresh Raina as Ambati Rayudu s replacement in India s ODI squad for the series against England " a BCCI statement confirmed.
"The announcement came after Rayudu failed to clear his fitness test that was held at NCA Bengaluru on Friday " it added.
Rayudu whose last international appearance was in an ODI against Zimbabwe in June 2016 was named in the India squad for the ODIs against England after a successful outing in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL).
The right-hander finished as the leading run-getter (602) for champions Chennai Super Kings and the fourth highest run-scorer overall in IPL 2018.
The yo-yo test has become a criterion for fitness standards in Indian cricket determining selection.
India s tour of England begins on July 3 with the limited-overs leg of three T20Is and three ODIs.
From August 1 to September 11 India will take on England in a five-match Test series.
India s squad for ODIs against England: Virat Kohli (Captain) Shikhar Dhawan Rohit Sharma Lokesh Rahul Shreyas Iyer Suresh Raina Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper) Dinesh Karthik Yuzvendra Chahal Kuldeep Yadav Washington Sundar Bhuvneshwar Kumar Jasprit Bumrah Hardik Pandya Siddarth Kaul Umesh Yadav.
--IANS tri/bg
