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New Delhi, June 17 (CRICKETNMORE)<\/strong> Seasoned batsman Suresh Raina was on Saturday named as a replacement for Ambati Rayudu in the One-Day International squad against England after the Hyderabadi batsman failed to clear the mandatory fitness test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 32-year-old Rayudu's score was on Friday found to be well below the threshold mark of 16.1 after he underwent the yo-yo test along with the rest of the England-bound squad including skipper Virat Kohli, at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru in the presence of trainer Shankar Basu and the other support staff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Suresh Raina as Ambati Rayudu's replacement in India's ODI squad for the series against England," a BCCI statement confirmed. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The announcement came after Rayudu failed to clear his fitness test that was held at NCA, Bengaluru on Friday," it added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rayudu, whose last international appearance was in an ODI against Zimbabwe in June 2016, was named in the India squad for the ODIs against England after a successful outing in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The right-hander finished as the leading run-getter (602) for champions Chennai Super Kings and the fourth highest run-scorer overall in IPL 2018.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The yo-yo test has become a criterion for fitness standards in Indian cricket determining selection.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

India's tour of England begins on July 3 with the limited-overs leg of three T20Is and three ODIs. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

From August 1 to September 11, India will take on England in a five-match Test series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

India's squad for ODIs against England: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/suresh-raina.jpg", "alt_img": "Suresh Raina replaces 'unfit' Ambati Rayudu for England ODIs", "alt_title": "Suresh Raina replaces 'unfit' Ambati Rayudu for England ODIs", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Suresh Raina replaces 'unfit' Ambati Rayudu for England ODIs", "seo_desc": ".", "seo_keywords": "", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "suresh-raina-replaces-unfit-ambati-rayudu-for-england-odis", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2170", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2018-06-17 00:45:58", "updated": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "img_from": "\u00a9 BCCI", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2018-06-17 00:45:58", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2018-06-17 00:45:58", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/suresh-raina-replaces-unfit-ambati-rayudu-for-england-odis-39070" }