Harbhajan Back for Bangladesh Test

Mumbai: Offspinner Harbhajan Singh has been recalled to the India squad for the solitary Test in Bangladesh in June. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja has been dropped.

India's selectors named full-strength squads for the Test and the ODI series, with no first-choice players being rested. Mohammad Shami was left out because of an injury he sustained at the World Cup, and Dhawal Kulkarni was his replacement in the ODI team.

Harbhajan has been in impressive form for Mumbai Indians this IPL season, picking up 16 wickets in 14 matches.

This tour will be first Test series after limited overs captain MS Dhoni announced retirement from longest format.

Test squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Murali Vijay, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Karn Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Aaron.

ODI squad for Bangladesh: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain & wk), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (vice-capt), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Dhawal Kulkarni.

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