The national selectors today named Rahul Dravid as the captain of the 15-member Indian squad for the cricket tri-series beginning in Sri Lanka on July 30.
Ganguly, serving a six-match ban from one-day internationals, was provisionally included as the 16th member of the squad.
His participation is subject to the ban being lifted by the International Cricket Council in time for the series. A six-match ban was slapped on Ganguly for a slow over rate during the India-Pakistan series earlier this year.
New faces
There was no major overhauling in the rest of the team either indicating the selectors' faith in the basic core of the team, though Sachin Tendulkar was unavailable for selection since he is recovering from an elbow surgery.
In a positive sign, the selectors have considered domestic performances in bringing fresh blood into the team, the most encouraging inclusion being J P Yadav who returns to the national side based on his all round performance for Railways last year.
A new coach has also meant two totally new faces - Suresh Raina and Venugopal Rao.
While Suresh Raina was a vital member of India's Under 19 team in last year's World Cup, Rao's knock of 91 in Sunday's benefit game was only one more addition to a list of high scores for Andhra Pradesh.
Stylish middle order batsman VVS Laxman staged a comeback to the one-day team while Ajit Agarkar, Dinesh Mongia and Murali Kartik were omitted for the series, which has West Indies as the third team.
Meanwhile, Rahul Dravid will lead India in a full series for the first time and it's a good time to test his leadership skills. He has a new coach, the basic core for a strong team and fresh faces with untapped talent.
Squad: Rahul Dravid (capt), Virender Sehwag (vice-capt), VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mohd Kaif, Suresh Raina, Venugopal Rao, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, L Balaji, Ashish Nehra and J P Yadav. Sourav Ganguly - 16th member. (With PTI inputs)
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Ganguly, serving a six-match ban from one-day internationals, was provisionally included as the 16th member of the squad.
His participation is subject to the ban being lifted by the International Cricket Council in time for the series. A six-match ban was slapped on Ganguly for a slow over rate during the India-Pakistan series earlier this year.
New faces
There was no major overhauling in the rest of the team either indicating the selectors' faith in the basic core of the team, though Sachin Tendulkar was unavailable for selection since he is recovering from an elbow surgery.
In a positive sign, the selectors have considered domestic performances in bringing fresh blood into the team, the most encouraging inclusion being J P Yadav who returns to the national side based on his all round performance for Railways last year.
A new coach has also meant two totally new faces - Suresh Raina and Venugopal Rao.
While Suresh Raina was a vital member of India's Under 19 team in last year's World Cup, Rao's knock of 91 in Sunday's benefit game was only one more addition to a list of high scores for Andhra Pradesh.
Stylish middle order batsman VVS Laxman staged a comeback to the one-day team while Ajit Agarkar, Dinesh Mongia and Murali Kartik were omitted for the series, which has West Indies as the third team.
Meanwhile, Rahul Dravid will lead India in a full series for the first time and it's a good time to test his leadership skills. He has a new coach, the basic core for a strong team and fresh faces with untapped talent.
Squad: Rahul Dravid (capt), Virender Sehwag (vice-capt), VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mohd Kaif, Suresh Raina, Venugopal Rao, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, L Balaji, Ashish Nehra and J P Yadav. Sourav Ganguly - 16th member. (With PTI inputs)
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