Sehwag earns surprise recall, Pankaj lone face in Test squad
Virender Sehwag was handed out a fresh lifeline with the national selectors springing a surprise by recalling him while also naming rookie paceman Pankaj Singh in India's 16-member Test squad for the gruelling cricket tour of Australia.
By PTI |
BANGALORE: Virender Sehwag was on Wednesday handed out a fresh lifeline with the national selectors springing a surprise by recalling him while also naming rookie paceman Pankaj Singh in India's 16-member Test squad for the gruelling cricket tour of Australia.
Sehwag, who did not figure in the list of 24 probables, got the nod after Gautam Gambhir was ruled out of the tour beginning later this month because of a sore shoulder.
The 22-year-old Pankaj Singh, the Rajasthan paceman who has caught the eye with his sterling performances in domestic cricket, was the lone new face in the squad announced by BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah after the selection committee meeting here.
Some of India's key players like Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Zaheer Khan and Rudra Pratap Singh, who missed the third Test against Pakistan because of injuries, were included in the squad, having recovered from their fitness problems.
Barring the selection of Sehwag and Pankaj, there were no other surprises in the squad, which has seven batsmen, five pacemen, two spinners and two wicket-keeper batsmen.
"Gambhir has a sore shoulder and according to the report of physio John Gloster, he will need three weeks of rest. That is why he was not considered for selection," Shah said.
While wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Kaarthick retained his place, paceman Munaf Patel was omitted from the squad with the selectors wanting him to play more domestic matches before returning to international cricket.
Sehwag, who did not figure in the list of 24 probables, got the nod after Gautam Gambhir was ruled out of the tour beginning later this month because of a sore shoulder.
The 22-year-old Pankaj Singh, the Rajasthan paceman who has caught the eye with his sterling performances in domestic cricket, was the lone new face in the squad announced by BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah after the selection committee meeting here.
Some of India's key players like Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Zaheer Khan and Rudra Pratap Singh, who missed the third Test against Pakistan because of injuries, were included in the squad, having recovered from their fitness problems.
Barring the selection of Sehwag and Pankaj, there were no other surprises in the squad, which has seven batsmen, five pacemen, two spinners and two wicket-keeper batsmen.
"Gambhir has a sore shoulder and according to the report of physio John Gloster, he will need three weeks of rest. That is why he was not considered for selection," Shah said.
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While wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Kaarthick retained his place, paceman Munaf Patel was omitted from the squad with the selectors wanting him to play more domestic matches before returning to international cricket.
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