Ganguly rested for last two one-dayers

Published November 19, 2002

BARODA (India), Nov 18: Indian captain Saurav Ganguly has been rested for the last two one-day internationals against West Indies due to a back injury.

Rahul Dravid will lead the team in Ganguly’s absence.

“Ganguly is struggling with his back and will be rested,” Karunakaran Nair, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said after a selection committee meeting Monday.

Squad: Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag, Vangipurappu Laxman, Dinesh Mongia, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Sanjay Bangar, Harbhajan Singh, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Ajit Agarkar, Javagal Srinath, Murli Kartik, Parthiv Patel, Ashish Nehra, Sarandeep Singh.—Reuters

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