Virender Sehwag
has been dropped from India's Test side for the first time since he
made an emphatic comeback to the long format with a century in Adelaide
in 2007-08. That, incidentally, remains his last century outside Asia.
No replacement has been named for Sehwag for the remaining two Tests of
the series against Australia, which makes Shikhar Dhawan a favourite to
open in the Mohali Test starting on March 14.
The two remaining Tests of the current series, which India lead 2-0, are
the last ones they are scheduled to play before they go on four
continuous overseas tours beginning with South Africa later this year.
In his first reaction, Sehwag - who had been dropped from the ODI side
for the series against England in January - tweeted: "Will continue to
work hard for my place in the team. I trust my game and am confident
that, 'I'll be back.' Best wishes to the team."
India squad: MS Dhoni (capt. & wk), M Vijay, Sachin
Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Ajinkya
Rahane, Ashok Dinda, Cheteshwar Pujara.
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