India are resting batting backbone Virat Kohli for the three 20-over matches against Sri Lanka this month with an eye on the World T20 on home soil.
Kohli, the world's top-positioned T20 batsman, appreciated a productive keep running of structure to offer India some assistance with completing a 3-0 arrangement whitewash in Australia on Sunday.
With Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men commencing their offer for a moment World T20 in six weeks, the group have chosen to rest Kohli who was top-scorer in the arrangement in Australia.
India reviewed Bhuvneshwar Kumar after the paceman managed a thumb damage in Australia and missed the T20 arrangement.
Left-arm spinner Pawan Negi got his first ring to the India squad who play Sri Lanka in the principal T20 in Pune on February 9.
Ranchi and Visakhapatnam host alternate matches.
Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (chief), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Pawan Negi.
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