Maxwell, Marsh, Richardson return to Australia squad for India ODIs

Allrounders Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh along side pacer Jhye Richadson were on Thursday named in Australias 16member ODI squad for next months threematch series in IndiaThe trio will make its longawaited return to international cricket along side Pat Cummins David Warner and Ashton Agar who have also been named in the squadThe upcoming three ODIs will be played in Mumbai on March 17 Visakhapatnam on March 19 and Chennai on March 22Cummins returned home after the second Test in Delhi due to family illness while Agar was released from the touring squad to play in domestic cricket Warner on the other hand has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests due to an elbow injuryCummins however is set to return ahead of the third Test to be held in Indore from March 1Maxwell and Marsh both sat out of the game for a considerable amount of time after undergoing surgeries for broken leg and ankle injury respectivelyMaxwell who broke his leg in a freak accident in November has returned to the game only the last week while Marsh last featured in the threematch ODI series against England in November last yearAlso readInjury rules Josh Hazlewood out of last two TestsBut pacer Josh Hazzlewood has been ruled out of the ODIs as well after returning home from the Test series failing to recover from his Achilles tendonitisRichardson who has recovered from his soft tissue injuries has been out of the game since the limited overs tour to Sri Lanka in the middle of last yearIt would be great for Josh to be part of this series but we have taken a conservative view ahead of a very important winter in England of which he will be an integral part Australias selection chief George Bailey said while announcing the squadCummins will continue to lead Australia in the ODIs after Aaron Finchs retirement in October last yearTravis Head is expected to partner Warner at the top in the ODIsMarnus Labuschagne Adam Zampa Cameron Green Marcus Stoinis Steve Smith Josh Inglis Alex Carey and pace duo of Sean Abbott and Mitchell Starc are the other members of the squadThe threematch rubber is one of two bilateral ODI series Australia are set to play in India before the 50over World Cup to be held there in OctoberNovember this year The other series between the two sides is scheduled for September just prior to the World CupWith the World Cup just over seven months away these matches in India are an important step in our preparation Bailey saidGlenn Maxwell Mitchell Marsh and Jhye Richardson are all important players in what we think the squad might look like come OctoberAustralia ODI squad Pat Cumminsc Sean Abbott Ashton Agar Alex Carey Cameron Green Travis Head Josh Inglis Marnus Labuschagne Mitchell Marsh Glenn Maxwell Jhye Richardson Steve Smith Mitchell Starc Marcus Stoinis David Warner Adam ZampaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever