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The selection panel confirmed that Indian opener Gautam Gambhir will not play in the third cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Mumbai. The cricketer will be attending his sister’s marriage finalized on December 3.
The Senior Selection Committee said that the third Test to be played from December 2-6 will retain the same side but the strength of the squad would reduce to 14 due to Gambhir`s unavailability.
BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said,"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has retained the same side for the third Test of the ongoing series against Sri Lanka, to be played at Mumbai from 2 December 2009 to 6 December 2009.”
He added,"Gautam Gambhir will not be available for the Test, on account of his sister`s wedding on 3 December. The strength of the squad for the Mumbai Test will thus be fourteen.”
Indian Team:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, M Vijay, Pragyan Ojha, S Sreesanth and S Badrinath.
