http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 announce ODI squad – Tendulkar and Zaheer return – Cricket News Update
India has announced the squad for the tri-series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, who failed to prove his fitness ahead of the highly awaited clashes Down Under.
Tendulkar and Zaheer last played the 50-over format in final of World Cup 2011 on their home soil before injuries and break ruled them out of the clashes against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 ( home and away) and West Indies ( home).
However, both have now been included in the squad which sees the Men In Blue battle the Kangaroos in 2 T20s, starting from February 1st before playing a tri-nation series which also includes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 from Feb 5th.
The major absentee from the group remains Yuvraj, who failed to recover from the lung infection despite claiming that he will be available for selection. The left-hander also had a stop start last year where he emerged as the Player of the tournament in the World Cup, before injuries forced him to miss considerable game time.
The other players, like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028’s deputy.
There is also a call up for injured medium pacer Praveen Kumar, who has recovered from a rib-fracture which forced him to miss the ongoing five-day contests. Ravindra Jadeja has retained his place as an all-rounder in the team while in the bowling department the selectors have kept faith in spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 at home.
Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228
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