Sreesanth, Zaheer recalled for Tests by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:	Z Khan, S Sreesanth, MS Dhoni
Event:	Sri Lanka in India 2009/10

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DateLine: 10th November 2009

 

Team India pace spearhead Zaheer Khan who was out of the side because of injury and temperamental fast bowler Sreesanth have been brought back in the side for the Test matches against Sri Lanka. Sreesanth has been given one more chance to resurrect his stop-start career. The right-armer who muscled his way back into contention with 22 wickets in 10 games for Warwickshire, is now a candidate to share the bowling responsibilities with a fit-again Zaheer Khan.

 

Sreesanth, was recently issued a 'final warning' by the BCCI on disciplinary issues - but he has been handed a chance to let his bowling correct that.

 

Zaheer has recovered well from his shoulder injury and, having featured in Twenty20 matches during the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament and a Ranji Trophy fixture.

 

Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has also been recalled in the side.

 

Surprisingly Ashish Nehra has been left out of the side and an unimpressive Munaf Patel has also been left out. There was no reserve wicketkeeper named.

 

The first Test is in Ahmedabad starting November 16.

 

India squad: MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, M Vijay, S Badrinath, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra.