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Tendulkar, Zaheer back in ODI squad
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August 07, 2008 14:07 IST
Last Updated: August 07, 2008 15:08 IST

Sachin Tendulkar [Images], Zaheer Khan [Images] and Harbhajan Singh [Images] have made a comeback to the Indian ODI squads for the five-match series against Sri Lanka [Images] and forthcoming 2008 ICC [Images] Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

Young pace sensation Ishant Sharma was rested for the one-dayers in Sri Lanka, but made it to the 15-member Champions Trophy squad at the expense of fellow-pacer Munaf Patel [Images].

Under-19 World Cup-winning captain Virat Kohli was the surprise inclusion in both squads. The 19-year-old Delhi [Images] batsman was one of the top performers for India in the Emerging Players' Tournament in Australia [Images] last month, scoring 204 runs in five matches at an average of 51.

Indian Premier League's [Images] top performers Yusuf Pathan and Piyush Chawla [Images] also failed to make the cut for both the tournaments. Yusuf played seven matches in the tri-series in Pakistan and Asia Cup, but failed to make an impression.

Tendulkar was forced to miss the tri-series in Bangladesh and Asia Cup after failing to recover fully from a groin injury.

Zaheer last played in an ODI match in November, against Pakistan, after which he was troubled by a spate of injuries.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images] will return to captain the side. The wicketkeeper-batsman opted out of the ongoing three-Test series in Sri Lanka, citing fatigue due to constant cricket.

As expected, the senior batting duo of Rahul Dravid [Images] and Sourav Ganguly [Images] were again kept out after lacklustre batting displays in the ongoing Test series in Sri Lanka.

The five-match ODI series in Sri Lanka begins in Dambulla on August 18.

The 2008 ICC Champions Trophy, in Pakistan, will be played between September 11 and 28.

SQUADS:
Sri Lanka ODIsChampions Trophy
M S Dhoni (captain)M S Dhoni (captain)
Yuvraj Singh [Images]Yuvraj Singh
Virender Sehwag [Images]Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir [Images]Gautam Gambhir
Sachin TendulkarSachin Tendulkar
Suresh RainaSuresh Raina
Rohit SharmaRohit Sharma
Harbhajan SinghHarbhajan Singh
Pragyan OjhaPragyan Ojha
Zaheer KhanZaheer Khan
RP SinghRP Singh
Praveen KumarPraveen Kumar
Irfan Pathan [Images]Irfan Pathan
Virat KohliIshant Sharma
Munaf PatelVirat Kohli
Parthiv Patel



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