Kulkarni receives maiden India call-up; Ishant, Vinay out

Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Mumbai pacer Dhawal Kulkarni received a maiden call-up to the India ODI squad while Ishant Sharma and Vinay Kumar were dropped for the limited over series against the West Indies.

Ishant and Vinay Kumar had a terrible outing against Australia in the recently concluded seven-match ODI series.

Haryana seamer Mohit Sharma has also been included in the 15-man squad while all-rounder Ravidndra Jadeja returns after a brief injury lay-off.

Squad:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ambati Rayudu, Amit Mishra, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohit Sharma