Dhoni,Tendulkar rested for Windies ODIs,Sehwag to lead

Harbhajan Singh is once again ignored by the selection committee.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and seniormost player Sachin Tendulkar were given much needed rest as the selectors appointed Virender Sehwag captain of the 15-member squad for the first three ODIs against West Indies.

Another senior player Yuvraj Singh was also not in the squad as he has informed the board that he is not fully fit,a media release issued by the BCCI said.

Out-of-form off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was once again ignored by the selection committee.

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The first match of the ODI series will be played in Cuttack on November 29 while Visakhapatnam (December 2),Ahmedabad (December 5),Indore (December 8) and Chennai (December 11) will host the other matches.

Squad: Virender Sehwag (Captain),Gautam Gambhir,Virat Kohli,Ajinkya Rahane,Suresh Raina,Ravindra Jadeja,Parthiv Patel,R. Ashwin,Praveen Kumar,Vinay Kumar,Umesh Yadav,Varun Aaron,Rohit Sharma,Manoj Tiwary,Rahul Sharma.

Debris found in Dal Lake could be from missile Pak fired during Op Sindoor

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Debris believed to be from a missile fired by Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in May has been found in Srinagar's Dal Lake. The debris has been handed over to the Air Force for further investigation. Sources say the target may have been a military installation in Srinagar, which is close to the lake. The make of the missile is yet to be determined.

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