As expected by many experts and Indian fans finally Rahul Dravid will again play for India after almost two years gap. On Sunday 16th August when selector held their meeting in Chennai to pick the squad for Champions Trophy to be held in South Africa and for Triangular series to be played between India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Sri Lanka just before the Champions Trophy .
Sachin Tendulkar and Suresh Raina also made come back to the Indian squad after missing the ODI series against West Indies in West Indies.
Virendra Sehwag who is yet to recover from his shoulder injury is not included in both Squads . Zaheer Khan who already ruled himself out of contention was also not included in the squad due to injury.
Surprise inclusion in squad was Delhi lad Virat Kohli .
Rohit Sharma and P.Ojha are the two players who left out from the squad after the poor show in the recent series. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra has been selected ahead of Pragyan Ojha .
India squad for Triangular Series: Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, R.P.Singh, Ishant Sharma, Amith Mishra, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli.
India squad for Champions Trophy: Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, R.P.Singh, Ishant Sharma, Amith Mishra, Dinesh Karthik.
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