India batsman Yuvraj Singh has been named in India's T20 squad for the
home series against New Zealand and the ICC World Twenty20 next month in
Sri Lanka, marking a return to cricket after battling with cancer. VVS
Laxman, Ishant Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Piyush Chawla and Ajinkya
Rahane have been included for the home Tests against New Zealand later
this month. Rohit Sharma has been left out of the Test squad after a
lean period with the bat.
Yuvraj, who hasn't played for India since the 2011 World Cup final, was
passed fit when the selection committee met in Mumbai to pick the
respective squads. However, he was picked despite the lack of match
practice. The Twenty20 squad had a few surprises, most notably the
recall of the legspinner Chawla (in both squads), offspinner Harbhajan
Singh and the seamer L Balaji. Chawla last played for India during the
tour of Zimbabwe in 2010, while Balaji's previous game goes back another
year. What may have boosted Balaji's selection was a successful IPL
2012, during which he played a key role in Kolkata Knight Riders' title
win.
Test squad: MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir,
VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Suresh
Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Pragyan Ojha,
Piyush Chawla, Ishant Sharma
T20 squad: MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir,
Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary,
Irfan Pathan, R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, L Balaji, Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan
Singh, Ashok Dinda
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