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November
20, 2008
 Sachin
Tendulkar as expected has been included in the One Day squad
for the next two ODIs at Bangalore and Cuttack. Making way
for him is Murali Vijay, who unfortunately didn't get an
opportunity in the first three ODIs of the ongoing 7-match
series against England. What was surprising was the recall of
Irfan Pathan who comes in for RP Singh. Irfan Pathan comes
back to national reckoning after some much needed success in
the ongoing Ranji Trophy Super League.
For Tendulkar, it is a long return after
more than 8 months. The last time he had
played ODI Cricket was during the CB Series in Australia.
Tendulkar's return will boost the Indian
batting line-up further and he might replace
either Suresh Raina or Rohit Sharma in the playing XI. Irfan
Pathan might struggle to make the XI for now as India would
look to seal the series 4-0 at Bengaluru. The Selectors have
named the squad for just the two upcoming matches and have the
option of testing some rookies in the final two games. One of
the rookies who is likely to make the squad is the sensational
Cheteshwara Pujara.
India's Squad for the fourth and fifth
ODIs :
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(Captain & Wicket Keeper),
Virender Sehwag, Gautam
Gambhir, Suresh Raina,
Yuvraj Singh,
Rohit Sharma,
Yusuf Pathan,
Virat Kohli,
Sachin Tendulkar,
Harbhajan Singh,
Zaheer Khan,
Munaf Patel,
Ishant Sharma,
Pragyan Ojha,
Irfan Pathan
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