Virender Sehwag, who is yet to fully get improved after undergo surgery on his shoulder, has made it to 17-man India squad for the Test series in England, but will miss the first two weeks of the tour to give him time to get enhanced further?Sachin Tendulkar returned to the squad after skipping the West Indies tour to rest, while Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth made reply from injury breaks.
Yuvraj Singh, who missed the West Indies tour with a chest disease, also forced his way back into the Test plans following his exceptional performance in the World Cup. M Vijay and Virat Kohli, who have so far failed to make a feeling in the West Indies Tests, were dropped, while Suresh Raina's strong demonstrate in the same series helped him keep his place.
Abhinav Mukund selected for England tour as the put aside opener. Wriddhiman Saha was included as the back-up wicketkeeper. Munaf Patel made the squad despite absent the first two West Indies Tests with health issues. Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar, who have been among the wickets in the Caribbean, round off the pace attack, while Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra make up the turn section.
The squad: MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Gautam Gambhir (vice-capt), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Abhinav Mukund, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar