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India rest Tendulkar, Dhoni for Zimbabwe tour
India’s top batsman Sachin Tendulkar and regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been rested for a triangular one-day series in Zimbabwe in May and June.
The pair are among several first-choice players rested in a bid to test out new players ahead of next year’s World Cup in south Asia.
Batsman Gautam Gambhir, experienced spinner Harbhajan Singh and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan left-hander also miss out. Suresh Raina was named skipper.
Sri Lanka are the third team in the triangular series and India will also play two Twenty20 internationals against the hosts on the tour.
A statement from the Indian cricket board said leg-spinner Piyush Chawla will join the squad for the two Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe.
Squad: Murali Vijay, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina (captain), Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Ashok Dinda, Pankaj Singh, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Naman Ojha.
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