Journalism of Courage
Pacer S Sreesanth on Tuesday staged a surprise comeback into India8217;s 15-member Test squad for the first two cricket Tests against Sri Lanka starting November 16 in Ahmedabad.
Pace spearhead Zaheer Khan returned to the squad after recovering from a shoulder injury,which had kept him out of India8217;s recent assignments. The team to be captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni also includes Tamil Nadu players opener Murali Vijay and middle-order paceman S Badrinath.
Ashish Nehra,who did reasonably well in the ongoing one-day series against Australia,failed to get the selectors8217; nod.
Pacer Munaf Patel,batsmen Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli,who are playing in the series against Australia,were not consisted for selection for the three-match Test series. As expected,the veteran batting duo of Rahul Dravid and V V S Laxman retained their places.
Team: Mahendra Singh Dhoni capt,Virender Sehwag,Sachin Tendulkar,Gautam Gambhir,Rahul Dravid,V V S Laxman,Yuvraj Singh,Harbhajan Singh,Amit Mishra,Zaheer Khan,Ishant Sharma,M Vijay,Pragyan Ojha,S Sreesanth and S Badrinath.
