Off-spinner Ashwin rested, Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav picked for India-West Indies ODI series

Indian cricket team selectors have gambled in including teenage chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav, who has had an impressive Champions League T20 campaign, in the 14-man squad for the first three ODIs against West Indies.

They have rested lead spinner R Ashwin rested, and called in leg spinner Amit Mishra.

Uncapped teenage wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, all rounder Stuart Binny and quick bowler Dhawal Kularni, who were part of the limited-overs squad in England, have been left out.

Kuldeep is yet to play a domestic one-dayer and whose entire senior experience consists of 8 Twenty20 matches. He was part of India's squad for the Under-19 World Cup earlier this year, but it was his six wickets at an economy rate of 6.62 for Kolkata Knight Riders in the CLT20 that looks to have earned him his national spot.

His unorthodox style of bowling, coupled with an ability to bowl the wrong 'un have helped him keep his place in the Knight Riders side so far despite the presence of the senior pair of Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla.

There are no other major surprises in the batting or the fast bowling departments. M Vijay, who flew to England as a replacement when Rohit Sharma got injured, remains in the side with Rohit still out injured.

India play the first of five ODIs against West Indies on October 8, in Kochi.

The squad for first three ODIs is as follows: MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, M Vijay and Kuldeep Yadav.