Indian squad for one-dayers

Published January 14, 2002

BANGALORE, Jan 13: India named three specialist spinners on Sunday in a 14-man squad for the first three matches of a six-game one-day series against England starting next Saturday.

Saurav Ganguly was retained as skipper of a squad that includes leg-spinner Anil Kumble and off-spinners Harbhajan Singh and Sharandeep Singh.

Squad: Saurav Ganguly (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Vangipurappu Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Hemang Badani, Dinesh Mongia, Anil Kumble, Ajay Ratra (wicketkeeper), Harbhajan Singh, Sharandeep Singh, Javagal Srinath, Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Sanjay Bangar.—Reuters

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