India name squad for first two Tests against Australia, Gambhir dropped for Dhawan – Cricket News Update
The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, commencing in Chennai on February 22.
Batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rest-of-India-c838. Vijay smashed a startling century while Dhawan scored 63 runs.
Dhawan, who has so far scored 833 first class runs this season, has welcomed the call up saying it has come at the right time.
"There's time for everything and I feel this call has come at the right time for me. I was determined to do well this season. I didn't have a good http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 tour with India A, so I wanted to do well," Dhawan told the Times of India.
"I trained a lot, played local matches in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and I scored a ton against good bowling attack. It was a good finish to the domestic season but my career has just started," he added further.
Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who has had a struggling 2012 season, has also been called up in the squad, which also includes slow bowler Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parvinder-Awana-c80792.
Gambhir, meanwhile, replaced Dhawan in the India A side and will lead the side in the three-day warm up match against the Aussies, starting at Chennai from February 16. The left-handed Delhi opener lost his place after a lengthy stretch of struggling form. He has not scored a Test century since January 2010.
Squad: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566.
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