Raina, Pant among stand-bys for Champions Trophy (Lead)

New Delhi May 8 (IANS) BCCI selection committee chairman MSK Prasad on Monday said Rishabh Pant Kuldeep Yadav Shardul Thakur Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik are the stand-by players for the ICC Champions Trophy starting on June 1 in England.

The stand-by players will be issued visas and will practise at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru said Prasad.

The Virat Kohli-led squad has no surprises with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and pacer Mohammed Shami making it back to the team after their respective injury lay offs.

India will start their Champions Trophy campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on June 4.

Squad: Virat Kohli (Captain) Shikhar Dhawan Rohit Sharma Mahendra Singh Dhoni (WK) Yuvraj Singh Kedar Jadhav Hardik Pandya Umesh Yadav Bhuvneshwar Kumar Manish Pandey Mohammed Shami Ravichandran Ashwin Ravindra Jadeja Jasprit Bumrah Ajinkya Rahane

Stand-bys: Rishabh Pant Suresh Raina Kuldeep Yadav Shardul Thakur Dinesh Karthik.

--IANS
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