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Kumar, Shami named for ODI series against Pakistan

India has handed first-time call-ups in ODI cricket to all-rounder Bhuvneshwar Kumar, paceman Shami Ahmed for the three-match series against Pakistan.

Also named in the ODI squad is leg-spinner Amit Mishra.

Senior paceman Zaheer Khan continues to stay out, but Virender Sehwag - not of the Twenty20 squad, has been named for the ODIs.

ODI squad: M S Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Dinda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shami Ahmed, Amit Mishra

T20 squad: MS Dhoni (captain), Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Parvinder Awana, Piyush Chawla, Ambati Rayudu