Patidar, Mukesh Kumar picked in ODI squad led by Dhawan

India have given lady ODI call-ups to Rajat Patidar and Mukesh Kumar for the impending three-match ODI series against South Africa, beginning October 6. Three of India's T20 World Cups backups - Shreyas Iyer (bad habit chief), Ravi Bishnoi and Deepak Chahar - highlight in the 16-part crew, to be driven by Shikhar Dhawan.

Likewise getting back to the overlay is Shahbaz Ahmed, who prior supplanted a harmed Washington Sundar in the ODI series in Zimbabwe however neglected to get a game.

The series comes close behind the T20I World Cup which will see another crew arriving at Australia as soon as October 6 for their arrangements.

Patidar procured his spot after a shining show for India An in the three-match informal Test series against New Zealand A, where he hit 176 in the initial match and 109* in the third. This followed a game dominating commitment of 122 in the principal innings of Madhya Pradesh's lady Ranji Prize title triumph. Mukesh started a similar series with a fifer in the primary innings in Bangalore, and completed as the joint most elevated wicket-taker - his 9 scalps coming at a normal of 21.78. He likewise got 4/66 in the primary innings of the Ranji Prize elimination round against the possible victors, and another four-wicket pull in the continuous Irani Cup.

Likewise getting back to the crease is Shahbaz Ahmed, who prior supplanted a harmed Washington Sundar in the ODI series in Zimbabwe yet neglected to get a game. Pacer Avesh Khan gets back into the game in the wake of having missed the last 50% of India's Asia Cup crusade because of fever and sinus-related issues.

Rahul Tripathi, who came to India's white-ball voyages through Ireland and Britain prior in the year however didn't highlight in any of the playing XIs, clutches his spot in the side regardless of an unremarkable appearance in the one-dayers against New Zealand An in Chennai.

The ODI series starts in Lucknow on Thursday. The subsequent match will be played in Ranchi on Sunday (October 9) preceding the groups move to the public capital for the third and last game next Tuesday (October 11).

India's ODI squad: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Deepak Chahar