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Suresh Raina has been named captain for India’s ODI series next to the West Indies, while Sachin Tendulkar will miss the whole tour.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announce a 16-man squad for the three-Test series which follows a one-off Twenty20 fixture and five one-day internationals - with Sachin Tendulkar opts out to use time with his family before a vital tour of England.
Left-handed opener Gambhir was set to captain the world champions for the limited-overs opposition in the Caribbean but a shoulder injury means Suresh Raina will take over the reins, with Shikhar Dhawan called up as cover.
Gambhir's injury led to a animated club next to country discuss and he was criticized for playing throughout in the IPL with an injury that he initially picked up during the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Shikhar Dhawan and Manoj Tiwary have been named replacement for Gambhir and Yuvraj for the lone Twenty20 and five-match ODI series starting June 4.
"Gautam Gambhir will be engaged for the full tour of the West Indies, on account of his shoulder injury. Yuvraj Singh will also be engaged for the full tour. He is suffering from an upper respiratory disease, with a small patch of pneumonitis in the left lung," the BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said in a statement.
Tamil Nadu opener Mukund was the lone new face in the squad announce after a marathon meeting of the selection board which lasted more than two hours.
Tendulkar, who was not part of the ODI team, request that he be allowable to spend time with his family.
"He will therefore not play the Test series. However, he will be obtainable for the full tour of England, that follows," the BCCI said.
The Test team to be captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni has no major surprises as the 21-year-old Mukund was predictable to make the cut in the nonappearance of Gambhir.
Mukund, an violent left-handed opener, was satisfied for his consistent performance in the domestic circuit where he has scored 3446 runs in 40 matches with an victorious 300 being his highest score.
The squad has seven specialist batsmen, four pacemen, three spinners and two wicketkeepers with Parthiv Patel life form the reserve stumper.
But with usual openers Gambhir and Sehwag not in the line-up, the team will lack experience at the top of the order. Murali Vijay and his Tamil Nadu teammate Mukund may be hand the liability of opening the batting.
VVS Laxman, who has been named vice-captain of the Test squad, and Rahul Dravid return to the fold to provide the constancy in the middle-order. In Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina, the Indians have two hopeful batsmen who can take up the load.
Zaheer Khan, who was rested for the ODI series will lead the pace attack in Tests which also has Ishant Sharma, S Sreesanth and Munaf Patel in its ranks. Harbhajan Singh will be the senior spinner in the squad with Amit Mishra and Pragyan Ojha as his backup.
ODI Squad: Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel, Manoj Tiwari, Shikhar Dhawan, Yusuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Wridhiman Saha, Amit Mishra, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, R Ashwin, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma, S Badrinath
Test Squad: MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay, S Badrinath, Abhinav Mukund, Harbhajan Singh, Parthiv Patel, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, S Sreesanth
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