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Tired
Dhoni opts out, Tendulkar back
Mahendra
Singh Dhoni on Tuesday took the rare step of opting
out of India’s Test tour of Sri Lanka due to fatigue,
while Sachin Tendulkar returned to the squad after recovering
from a groin strain.
Dashing wicketkeeper-batsman Dhoni had asked the national
selectors not to consider him for the three-Test series
starting in Colombo on July 23 as he needed a break
after virtually playing non-stop cricket in recent months.
Parthiv Patel, who played his last Test in 2004, and
Dinesh Karthik were the wicket-keepers in a 16-man squad
that includes newcomers middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma
and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha.
Veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble will lead the squad
with opener Virender Sehwag stepping up as deputy in
Dhoni’s absence.
Dhoni,
however, will be available for the five one-day internationals
in Sri Lanka after the Test series. He has scored 1,418
runs in 29 Tests with one hundred and nine half-centuries.
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