Melbourne Aug 18 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday recalled the pace duo of James Faulkner and Nathan Coulter-Nile while resting injured Mitchell Starc for the upcoming limited overs tour to India from September 17 to October 13.
Besides Starc all-rounder Moises Henriques and the injured trio of Chris Lynn John Hastings James Pattinson were also rested for the tour comprising five One-Day Internationals (ODI) and three Twenty20 Internationals.
All-rounders Ashton Agar and Hilton Cartwright were the fresh additions to the squad for the tour.
Speaking on the selection of the 14-member ODI squad National Selector Trevor Hohns said: "We believe the panel has selected a strong squad to face the tough Indian conditions that has the right mix of pace and spin."
In the T20 squad pacer Jason Behrendorff and South Australia s Kane Richardson were named while Josh Hazlewood has not been included for the T20 leg of the tour.
Veteran all-rounder Dan Christian and keeper-batsman Tim Paine have both been named in the T20 squad while Coulter-Nile has also been named for the 20-over matches.
Skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner are among the big names to return to the 13-member T20 side having missed this year s series against Sri Lanka due to a clash with the Test tour of India.
Australia Squads:
ODI: Steve Smith (Captain) David Warner Ashton Agar Hilton Cartwright Nathan Coulter-Nile Patrick Cummins James Faulkner Aaron Finch Josh Hazlewood Travis Head Glenn Maxwell Marcus Stoinis Matthew Wade (WK) Adam Zampa.
T20 squad: Steve Smith (Captain) David Warner Jason Behrendorff Dan Christian Nathan Coulter-Nile Patrick Cummins Aaron Finch Travis Head Moises Henriques Glenn Maxwell Tim Paine(WK) Kane Richardson Adam Zampa.
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