Dinda replaces Yadav for the Eden Gardens test


The BCCI on Tuesday decided not to make any drastic changes in the squad for the third Test against England at the Eden Gardens. Ashok Dinda was the only change made, at the expense of Umesh Yadav, who is nursing an injured lower back.

The Sandeep Patil-led selection committee has announced the squad only for the third Test, when most expected the team to be announced for the final Test at Nagpur as well.

England thrashed India by ten wickets at the Wankhede stadium on Monday to level the series 1-1. The selectors have chosen to desist from resorting to desperate measures, despite the flop show.

Indian squad for the third Test: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar ,Virat Kohli,Yuvraj Singh ,Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya RahaneMurali Vijay, R.Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ashok Dinda, Pragyan Ojha, , Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma.
 
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