BCCI selectors today announced a 15-member squad for the first two matches upcoming ODI series against Australia. Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh have been included in the team while Rahul Dravid has been left out.

Yuvraj will have to clear a fitness test on October 25 to get the final affiliation.

Uttar Pradesh tall Fast bowler Sudeep Tyagi is the new face in the team, while Ravindra Jadeja and Munaf Patel have been recalled.

Not just Rahul Dravid but also Yusuf Pathan, Dinesh Karthik, Abhishek Nayar and RP Singh have been dropped from the team. The selectors yet again ignored Pragyan Ojha and Irfan Pathan, while they again reposed faith on Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra.

BCCI also sacked the team’s bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh with out giving any proper reason.

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Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir will miss the current tri-series going on in Sri Lanka. Gambhir is said to have picked up groin injury during BCCI’s corporate trophy that concluded recently.

Indian skipper MS Dhoni said “From what I know he picked the injury during the Corporate tourney and aggravated it during a batting session.” Gambhir will miss the Compaq Cup in Sri Lanka as he has been advised 10 days rest. He is returning to India and will be replaced by Virat Kohli. Gambhir is also expected to report at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore for assessment and rehabilitation.

India is going in for the Compaq Cup without the two usual openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. It is to be noted that Sehwag is already out due to shoulder injury and will miss the Champions trophy too. Now Gambhir is expected to return to the team soon as Champions Trophy is beginning on September 26.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) conducted its first workshop for the physios of the state teams in an attempt to spread awareness about World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s code.

Renowned sports medicine expert Vece Paes who had previously worked with the Asian Cricket Council, along with Indian team physio Nitin Patel and National Cricket Academy head coach, education and sports science, Kinjal Suratwala, conducted the daylong workshop at the Cricket Centre. Aijaz Ashai, Mumbai team’s phyiso said, “It was a really useful programme. I have been with the Indian rugby team and also been part of IPL, but today I learnt much more. It will help improve communication between the support staff of the Indian team and the physios from the state units.”

BCCI statement said that the participants were briefed on the various points about the anti-doping code and were given copies of handbooks provided by the National Anti-Doping Agency.

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