The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday (December 4) informed that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been released from India’s ODI squad for the ongoing tour of Bangladesh.

BCCI’s update came almost an hour ahead of the first ODI between India and Bangladesh in Dhaka.

“In consultation with the BCCI Medical Team, Rishabh Pant has been released from the ODI squad. He will join the team ahead of the Test series. No replacement has been sought,” the Indian board tweeted.

BCCI also revealed that spin all-rounder Akshar Patel was not available for selection for the ODI series opener.

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first in the opening ODI. At the toss, India skipper Rohit Sharma said that pacer Kuldeep Sen is making his ODI debut.

“Some injures and few issues, we got four all-rounders playing. Washington, Shardul, Shabaz, Deepak Chahar. Kuldeep Sen is making his debut. Myself, Shikhar and Virat up the order. KL Rahul will keep wickets. We hardly played many games in New Zealand, but we fought well. Some of the guys batted really well. World Cup is still far away, we don't want to look too far ahead. We want to focus on what we have in hand and play accordingly,” Rohit said.

India’s Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Sen