Ganguly in Test team for series against Sri Lanka

    Chennai: Former captain Sourav Ganguly has been named in the 15-member team for the upcoming three-match Test Series against Sri Lanka at home, while fast bowler Zaheer Khan fails to find a place. Announcing the team here today, Chairman of Selection Committee of the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), Kiran More said Ganguly has been picked as a batting all-rounder. Commenting on the exclusion of Zaheer, More said that it was a tough call leaving him out in spite of his good performance in the domestic season.

    Uttar Pardesh pacer RP Singh, who had an impressive series against Sri Lanka earlier this month, has replaced Zaheer in the squad. Another new face in the Test squad is Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who replaces Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper Dinesh Kaarthick. Middle-order batsmen VVS Laxman and leg spinner Anil Kumble have also been included for the series. The selection committee, however, did not make any changes in the one-day squad for the remaining two matches against South Africa. Test Squad: Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag (vice- captain), Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mohd Kaif, Gautam Gambhir, M S Dhoni, Murali Kartik, Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and R P Singh. One-day squad: Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag (vice- captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Sreesanth, Gautam Gambhir, Rudra Pratap Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Jai Prakash Yadav.