BANGALORE, June 20: Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and fast bowler Zaheer Khan have returned from injuries to be named among India's 20 probables for next month's Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.

The 23-year-old Harbhajan has not played since the first Test in Australia in December after surgery to repair a ligament tear on his spinning finger. Zaheer has had hamstring problems for months. He was first sidelined in Australia, returned for the March-April tour of Pakistan but was sent home midway through the series after breaking down again.

The selectors are to announce the final 15 on July 7 after a week-long camp in Chennai. The six-team Asia Cup one-day tournament will be held from July 16 to Aug 1.

Probables: Saurav Ganguly (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Vangipurappu Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Parthiv Patel, Ajit Agarkar, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Irfan Pathan, Ashish Nehra, Murali Kartik, Zaheer Khan, Rohan Gavaskar, Ramesh Powar, Hemang Badani, Amit Bhandari. -Reuters

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