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, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Yuvraj Singh, http://babetopcricketer.mystrikingly.com/blog/harbhajan-test-century Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pawan Negi.