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Captain Kohli clarifies decision on keeping Ashwin, Jadeja out

By Saurabh Sharma October 21, 2017 • 21:49 PM View: 2439

Mumbai, Oct 21 (Cricketnmore) India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday explained the reasons behind the decision to 'rest' top spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the limited overs squads, saying it's important to understand their workload and also create a stronger pool to choose from.

Off-spinner Ashwini and left-armer Jadeja have not been named in the Sri Lanka away tour, home rubber against Australia and the series against New Zealand which starts on Sunday.

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