All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been selected in India’s 15-member squad for the Sri Lanka tour while because of a hamstring injury off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had to be left out from the team.
Jadeja was rewarded for his fine performances in the Ranji Trophy in which he scored over 700 runs at over 67 per innings and picked 42 wickets.
However, right hand batsman from Delhi Virat Kohli was dropped from the team announced by BCCI joint secretary Sanjay Jagdale after a meeting of the selectors. Indian skipper MS Dhoni also attended the meeting.
Following striking performances in the recent ODI series against England, flamboyant batsman Yuvraj Singh made a comeback to the Indian Test squad on Thursday. The national selection committee in Chennai also included the left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha in the 15-man squad for the two-Test series.
