5 surprise entrants in India's squads for the Australia tour

The BCCI selection committee has announced the ODI and T20I squads for India's tour to Australia starting January next year. While some of the regulars have yet again retained their spots, a few others have been left out despite decent performances in the recent past.There have also been some for whom continued perseverance has paid off and they have managed to push their way back into the team. And to top it all, there are some surprise entries in both squads, which no one would have expected considering how Indian teams have been selected of late.We take a look at 5 players who got a surprise call up:

#5 Manish Pandey

Pandey was not considered for the South Africa series

A chain of events from the recent past explains why Manish Pandey’s inclusion in the ODI team has been a surprise decision. Pandey was picked as part of a second string ODI side for the Zimbabwe tour where he played his debut game and scored 71, but was ignored for the subsequent home series against South Africa.

And now he has yet again been considered for the ODI team for the Australian tour. It is surprising because the selectors who deemed him fit for a second string side initially, have suddenly changed their stand and provided Pandey a ticket to Australia.

It may, however, be the perfect opportunity for the Karnataka batsman to put to rest any doubts about his credentials as a limited-overs specialist.