Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 15-member squad for the first two Tests against Australia starting February 22 in Chennai.
Under-performing opener Gautam Gambhir was shown the door with Shikhar Dhawan being his surprise replacement in the squad.
The 32-year-old Harbhajan, who was dropped from the team after they lost the third Test against England in November, has been brought back, keeping in mind his excellent record against Australia.
On the other hand, the 31-year-old Gambhir, for whom a Test hundred has proved elusive for over three years now, became the biggest casualty of India’s 1-2 home debacle against England last year.
India squad for first two Tests:
MS Dhoni (c), Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Dinda, Murali Vijay, Ishant Sharma, Harbhajan Singh.
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