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India - ODI, T20 squads for England series 2014

India have announced the 17-man limited over squad for the ODI’s and Twenty20 international series against England, starting from August 25 to September 7.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson and Railways leg-spin-bowling allrounder Karn Sharma has been named in India’s squad.

The 19-year-old Samson has been selected on the basis of his impressive form on the recent India A tour of Australia, scoring 244 runs in seven matches.

While the selectors have decided to drop the most experienced pair - Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir for the ODI series against the hosts England.

Schedule:

1st ODI: Bristol (Aug 25)
2nd ODI: Cardiff (Aug 27)
3rd ODI: Nottingham (Aug 30)
4th ODI: Birmingham (Sep 2)
5th ODI: Leeds (Sep 5)
Twenty20: Birmingham (Sep 7)

India Squad: 

Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Stuart Binny, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohammed Shami, Karn Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Mohit Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav.

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