5 Players who are making a comeback in the Indian squad

The BCCI recently announced the ODI and T20I squads for India’s tour of Australia that will begin on January 12, 2016. While some names were pretty easy to predict, a lot of youngsters have made it to the squad for the tour. Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Brainder Sran and Rishi Dhawan are among the rookies who have been selected in the ODI squad while Baroda all-rounder Hardik Pandya found his name in the T20I side as well. But the highlight of the selection was the inclusion of players who will be making a comeback into the national side. A lot of fans wanted to see these players in action, and here they are all set to make a return wearing the blue jersey. Here are the 5 Players who are making a comeback in the Indian squad: 1. Yuvraj Singh: Yuvraj Singh. (© Getty Images) While all the names making the comeback are fruitful to watch, one name that stands on top of everybody else is, Yuvraj Singh. India’s World Cup hero, Yuvraj couldn’t quite make it into the side after he was diagnosed with cancer after a successful 2011 World Cup. He battled it out and made a comeback for India in 2013, but couldn’t hold on to his position. Yuvraj last played an ODI in 2013 against South Africa. He has been named in the T20I squad for the Australian tour. His last T20 for the national side came in 2014 during the finals of the ICC World T20 against Sri Lanka. Yuvraj was unlucky to have missed out on becoming the World Cup hero one more time then. He now would make a comeback in Australia next year. Twitter Reactions: Yuvraj Singh makes a comeback in the Indian squad 2. Ashish Nehra: Ashish Nehra .(© Getty Images) The veteran Indian fast bowler last played a match in Indian colors in March 2011 against Pakistan at Mohali. He injured his ankle and couldn’t be in the fray for National selection subsequently. However, he wreaked havoc earlier this year during the IPL where he rattled quite a few batsmen. Nehra, who has featured in 120 ODIs for India, picking up 157 wickets, has been named in the T20 squad. He has played just 8 T20Is so far picking up 13 wickets with a best of 3/19. It will be interesting to watch the 36-year old left-armer back in action for India after 4 years. 3. Manish Pandey: Manish Pandey. (Photo Source: Associated Press) Manish Pandey has been a domestic performer for years now. Ever since becoming the first Indian to score an IPL century, Pandey has been in the reckoning for national selection but has not quite got his opportunities. Pandey has been picked up in the ODI squad for the Australian tour. Prior to this, Pandey, who has played 85 List A games, has played for India just once. He made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare earlier this year. He scored 71 runs in the match. But since then, he has been largely ignored. He could not find himself in the team against South Africa. So the Australian tour will be a comeback chance for this youngster from Karnataka. 4. Ravindra Jadeja: Ravindra Jadeja. (© Getty Images) Seen as one of the brighter prospects of Indian cricket, Jadeja was dropped from the national team following a poor run in 2014. He played his last T20 against England in Birmingham last year. Jadeja, who was the second leading wicket-taker in the Test series against South Africa, has been recalled in the ODI and T20I side. Jadeja has played 22 T20Is for India and has picked up 14 wickets. He will be vital as he can be effective with the bat too with some lower order hitting. 5. Mohammad Shami: Mohammed Shami. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Shami, the third fastest Indian to 50 ODI wickets, has been picked in both T20I and ODI squads. Shami played a key role in India’s run till the semi-finals of World Cup this year with 17 wickets at 17.29 and an economy rate of 4.81. He was injured right after the World Cup and missed out on all cricket action since then. The young promising pacer will surely have all eyes on him as he will be making a comeback after a gap of 10 months. Shami already has 87 wickets in his 47 matches in ODIs and 5 wickets in 4 T20Is. It will be great to see how he shapes up after the injury.

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