Ishant Sharma and Gautam Gambhir not in Indian Test team
Ishant Sharma of IPL Kolkata Knight Riders and Gautam Gambhir , two of India’s best performers in the Australian tour, does not find a place in the Test squad against South Africa. Though the team for the first two Tests have been announced, Ishant may be considered for the second Test.
Ishant Sharma had undergone a fitness test as he had sustained a finger injury during the Commonwealth Bank tri-series which India won 2-0. While Gautam Gambhir had never really found a permanent place in the Indian Test squad, his stellar performance Down Under was expected to earn him a spot in the Indian test team against South Africa.
Gautam Gambhir’s Delhi mate and IPL Delhi’s icon player Virender Sehwag will be the second opener after Wasim Jaffer. Mumbai IPL’s Harbhajan Singh, who along with Mohali IPL’s Yuvraj Singh failed to attend a fitness test, would undergo a fitness Test in Bangalore on March 21.
An injury scare to Kartik during a Deodhar Trophy game prompted the selectors to name Piyush Chawla as a ‘reserve’ player. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh will undergo a fitness test in Bangalore on March 21. If found unfit, they will be replaced by Dinesh Karhtik and Chawla. The first Test against South Africa will be played in Chennai from March 26 to 30 and the second Test in Ahmedabad from April 3 to 7.
The squad 14 member Indian test team: Wasim Jaffer, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar , Saurav Ganguly, V V S Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Irfan Pathan, Anil Kumble (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Rudra Pratap Singh.
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