Yuvraj Singh was dropped from the Test squad for the two-Test series against Australia starting Oct 1. Yuvraj, who has been out of form, has been replaced by Cheteshwar Pujara. Fast bowler from Kerala, Sreesanth is included in the Test squad
Dashing Opener Gautam Gambhir, spinner Harbhajan Singh and paceman Zaheer Khan, have all recovered from their injuries, are included in the squad. Abhimanyu Mithun and Wriddhiman Saha, who toured Sri Lanka, also dropped for the match against Australia.
"We don't have to give any particular reason (for dropping Yuvraj). I think, performance and fitness... everything is taken into account. That itself answers the question," Srikkanth said when asked for the reasons behind Yuvraj's axing.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha, Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara.
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