LEFT-handed all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who missed the T20 World Cup due to a knee injury, has been included in both the ODI and Test squads for India’s tour of Bangladesh in December. The selection panel named an extended squad of 17 for the Bangladesh ODIs considering that the New Zealand tour will be ending on November 30 and the Bangladesh series starts on December 4, which allows only a small window for travel and rest.

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will return for the Bangladesh series, with the former back as captain for both the ODI and Test legs. Uttar Pradesh’s left-arm pacer Yash Dayal, who is part of the ODI squad, has earned his maiden India call-up.

India ODI squad for Bangladesh tour: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, W Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Yash Dayal

India Test squad for Bangladesh tour: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav.

Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah continues his recovery from a back injury and has not been considered for the tour.India’s tour of Bangladesh starts with the ODI leg, with the three matches to be played on December 4, 7 and 10 in Dhaka. The first Test will be played from December 14-18 in Chattogram and the teams will return to Dhaka for the second Test which will be held from December 22-26. The Test matches are part of the ICC Test Championship. (Cricbuzz)