More said the selectors were quite happy with the spin duo of Harbhajan and Romesh Powar. However, he added that they are also looking for a left-arm option, in the long run. ‘‘Murali Kartik is injured, so there happens to be a void. We would certainly like a left-armer in the squad,’’ he added. The current options, of course, are Sivaramakrishnan Vidyut and Ravinder Jadeja, who are in the India A team for the EuroAsia Cup starting Sunday in Abu Dhabi.
More added that Sachin Tendulkar, who is recovering after a shoulder operation, was not included on the basis of a report from team physio John Gloster to the BCCI. ‘‘A clear picture on his availability for the Test series will be known later,’’ he said.
India’s Test team for the four-match series starting June 2 will be picked after the third ODI on May 23 at St Kitts.
THE SQUAD
Rahul Dravid (capt), Virender Sehwag (vc), Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Irfan Pathan, Venugopala Rao, Munaf Patel, S Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Ramesh Powar and Rudra Pratap Singh
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