India vs England, Third Test, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
India retained 15 out of the 16 players in the squad after the Mumbai debacle. Umesh Yadav was the only player to miss out after a specialist doctor in Mumbai advised him ten days rest. Ashok Dinda retains his place in the squad after being called in as cover for the second test. Yadav was the most impressive paceman during the Ahmedabad test but missed the second test due to a back injury.
The retention of the squad comes as little surprise considering the lack of options India posses in the bowling department. The misfiring bowlers were the major cause for the defeat and the Indians will hope that it was a one-off. The pitch in Kolkata is expected to be slow and aid the spinners as India now look to take a lead in the 4-match series.
Squad: MS Dhoni (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, M Vijay, Yuvraj Singh, R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Harbhajan Singh, Ashok Dinda, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma.
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| Injury means Umesh Yadav will miss out. |
India retained 15 out of the 16 players in the squad after the Mumbai debacle. Umesh Yadav was the only player to miss out after a specialist doctor in Mumbai advised him ten days rest. Ashok Dinda retains his place in the squad after being called in as cover for the second test. Yadav was the most impressive paceman during the Ahmedabad test but missed the second test due to a back injury.
The retention of the squad comes as little surprise considering the lack of options India posses in the bowling department. The misfiring bowlers were the major cause for the defeat and the Indians will hope that it was a one-off. The pitch in Kolkata is expected to be slow and aid the spinners as India now look to take a lead in the 4-match series.
Squad: MS Dhoni (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, M Vijay, Yuvraj Singh, R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Harbhajan Singh, Ashok Dinda, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma.
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