Indian Cricket team declared for one-day series in Sri Lanka
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
As all Indian cricket fans were expecting that master blaster Sachin Tendulkar will come in the one-day team and happened so. India’s cricket selectors recalled premier batsman Sachin Tendulkar, senior fast bowler Zaheer Khan and experienced spinner Harbhajan Singh into 16-members Indian squad for the one-day series in Sri Lanka. Sachin Tendulkar had missed out last month’s Asia Cup in Pakistan and on the tri-series in Bangladesh due to a groin injury. Like this Zaheer Khan missed Asia Cup in Pakistan due to injury while Harbhajan Singh was serving a ban in Shanthakumaran Sreesanth matter. Selectors also declared Indian cricket team for Champions Trophy.
The Indian team for the Sri Lanka series: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Parthiv Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Rudra Pratap Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel and Praveen Kumar.