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On Friday, November 25 the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the 15-man squad for the first three One-Day Internationals against West Indies.
The name of two key players was missing from the contingent. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian skipper, has been rested for the whole ODI series while veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar will sit out of the team in first three ODI’s.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, the right-hand opening batsman, will be taking charge of the Indian team in Dhoni’s place.
Yuvraj Singh is set to miss the ODI series, as the elegant left-hander has informed BCCI that he is not fit to play and needs some time to be back at his optimum best.
Yuvraj had earlier tweeted, “Need some more time to regain 100 [percent] fitness. Nothing serious, need to build up the lost stamina look forward to finish the year on a healthy note."
BCCI in its statement said, “Yuvraj was not considered for selection as he has informed that he is not fully fit.”
Harbhajan Singh’s, the off-spin bowler's lacklustre performances against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 earlier this year, saw him lose the favour of selectors and he was not considered for the series.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539, middle-order batsman, has also been called back.
Selectors have shown the doors to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143 and Vinay Kumar will strengthen the pace attack.
India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820. Indians have already won the Test series and will look to carry the winning momentum to ODI’s.
The ODI series commences on Tuesday, November 29 with a match at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. The first game will be followed by games at Visakhapatnam and Ahmedabad.
India squad for first three ODIs: Virender Sehwag (capt), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Varun-Aaron-c2744,
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