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India call on pace duo for West Indies

Selectors make changes for the final three one-day contests on home soil

Indian selectors have picked pacemen Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the remaining three one-day internationals against the West Indies.

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who was included for the first two matches, has been left out for the rest of the five-match series which the hosts lead 1-0.

The second game on Wednesday ended in a thrilling tie in Visakhapatnam after India scored 6-321 off their 50 overs, riding on a record unbeaten 157 by skipper Virat Kohli.

Kohli, 29, became the quickest batsman ever to reach 10,000 ODI runs on his way to a second successive century.

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The third one-dayer will be played in the western city of Pune on Saturday followed by games in Mumbai (October 29) and Thiruvananthapuram (November 1).

The West Indies lost the preceding two-Test series with India 2-0.

Indian squad for the last three ODIs against the West Indies: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, M.S. Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, K.L. Rahul, Manish Pandey.