Gambhir, Yuvraj out; Tendulkar rested for WI tour
Published:Saturday | May 28, 2011 | 11:57 AM
Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh were left out of India's entire tour of the West Indies as the national selectors announced the 16-member squad for the Test series next month.
The young Suresh Raina was named captain of the One Day Series after original choice Gambhir was ruled out for the entire tour because of a shoulder injury.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will be Raina's deputy. Yuvraj was also unavailable for the entire trip as he is suffering from an upper respiratory infection.
Tendulkar, who was not part of the One Day International team, requested that he be allowed to spend time with his family.
Shikhar Dhawan and Manoj Tiwary have been named as the replacements for Gambhir and Yuvraj, for the Twenty/Twenty and One Day International series starting June 4.