Tendulkar, Zaheer back in India’s ODI squad since World Cup
January 15th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 15 (IANS) India’s batting great Sachin Tendulkar was picked for the ODIs for the first time since the 2011 World Cup as the selectors announced a 17-member squad for the two Twenty20 internationals against Australia and the triangular series also involving Sri Lanka.
Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh were left out while medium pacer Praveen Kumar, who missed the Test series with a fractured rib, is back in the side. Yuvraj is yet to recover from non-malignant tumour in his lung.
Left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan, who made his comeback in international cricket after two years last month, retained his place while Zaheer Khan is also back in the squad since the World Cup.
Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Parthiv Patel (wicketkeeper), Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Irfan Pathan, R Vinay Kumar and Praveen Kumar
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- Sehwag rested, Sachin retained in India's squad for Asia Cup - Feb 29, 2012
- Mithun replaces Praveen in Test squad for Australia tour - Dec 06, 2011
- Selectors announce 15-member India squad for World Cup - Jan 17, 2011
- Tendulkar opts out; Sehwag, Zaheer back for Lanka tour (Lead) - Jul 05, 2012
- Gambhir named captain for West Indies ODI series - May 13, 2011
- Tendulkar opts out of Sri Lanka tour - Jul 04, 2012
- Sachin to play in Asia Cup, Sehwag rested (Lead) - Feb 29, 2012
- Sri Lanka to bat against India in fifth ODI - Feb 14, 2012
- Asia Cup: Pakistan elect to bat against India - Mar 18, 2012
- Yuvraj included in World T20 preliminary squad - Jul 18, 2012
- World Cup probables announced - Dec 18, 2010
- Asia Cup: Sri Lanka put India in to bat - Mar 13, 2012
- Indian cricket team leaves for West Indies - Jun 01, 2011
- Uthappa in India squad for one-off Twenty20 in South Africa - Mar 07, 2012
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