New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of the tri-series in Bangladesh starting on January 4. He will be replaced by Rohit Sharma in a 16-man squad. Yuvraj Singh has also been included in the squad, despite a finger injury scare that kept him out of the last two ODIs against Sri Lanka.
Ishant Sharma has been dropped again and replaced by Ashok Dinda, who made his Twenty20 debut for India earlier this month, while Amit Mishra displaced Pragyan Ojha in an inexplicable game of musical chairs for the back-up spinner's role.
Sreesanth, who did not play a role in the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka due to swine flu, has recovered and been named in the squad. The rookie Sudeep Tyagi, a part of the current ODI squad, has kept his place despite playing a game.
India play their first match in Bangladesh in Dhaka on January 5, against Sri Lanka, followed fixtures on January 7, 10 and 11.
Meanwhile, the selectors named the squad for the final ODI against Sri Lanka to be played in Delhi on December 27. MS Dhoni, who missed the last two matches due to ban over slow over-rates, has returned alongside Dinda for the last game.
Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Sudeep Tyagi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sreesanth, Ashok Dinda, Amit Mishra.