Former India captain Sourav Ganguly [Images] failed to find a place in the Indian team for the first Test against England [Images], commencing in Nagpur on March 1.

The 33-year-old Ganguly, who was sacked as captain last year, played in the just-concluded Test series against Pakistan, which India lost 0-1, but could score only  37 and 34 respectively in  the two innings he batted in the third Test, which India lost by 341 runs.

Pacemen Ajit Agarkar [Images] and Zaheer Khan [Images] were dropped and uncapped seamers Vikram Rajvir Singh and S Sreesanth [Images], 17-year-old leg-spinner Piyush Chawla [Images], who had a fine outing in the under-19 World Cup, and one-day batsman Suresh Raina drafted in the 15-member Rahul Dravid-led squad.

The team: Rahul Dravid [Images] (captain), Virender Sehwag [Images] (vice-captain), Sachin Tendulkar [Images], VVS Laxman, Wasim Jaffer [Images], Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images], Irfan Pathan [Images], S Sreesanth, R P Singh, Anil Kumble [Images], Harbhajan Singh [Images], VRV Singh, Piyush Chawla.