Kohli Rested Rookie Spinner Negi Picked For Sri Lanka T20s

Kohli rested, rookie spinner Negi picked for Sri Lanka T20s By [/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Associated+Press Associated Press]
Published: 07:43 BST, 2 February 2016 | Updated: 07:43 BST, 2 February 2016
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India has rested in-form batsman Virat Kohli and picked uncapped left-arm spinner Pawan Negi for this month's three-game home Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, as it prepares for the World Twenty20 in March-April.

Kohli had struck three consecutive half-centuries in a 3-0 T20 series sweep in Australia last week.

Negi, who is also considered handy with the bat, was promoted along with batsman Manish Pandey, who scored a key century in a one-day match against Australia.
India's Virat Kohli hold up their winners trophy after taking out the T20 International cricket series against Australia 3-0 in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

That innings helped the team score 331, the highest successful chase by a visiting team against Australia.

The three-game series against Sri Lanka comprises games at Pune on Feb.

9, Ranchi on Feb. 12 and Visakhapatnam on Feb. 14.

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India T20 squad:

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, babetopcricketer.mystrikingly.com Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pawan Negi.