Harbhajan fails to make ODI return

Harbhajan Singh failed to make a comeback as the selection committee retained the same squad for the remaining three ODIs, following a meeting at the Kotla on Monday.

With young spinners like R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who also is a decent bat, doing a

 good job against England in this home series, the snub is a clear sign to the senior offspinner to grind it out in the domestic circuit and regain form and fitness.

Harbhajan had a torrid time in England recently before he came back home following an abdominal strain midway through the tour. He appeared to be gradually getting back to wicket-taking ways in the Nokia Champions League T20, in which he led Mumbai Indians to victory.

Meanwhile, the T20 game on Oct 29th, though, sees changes with the out-of-favour Yusuf Pathan coming in and Robin Uthappa getting another chance to display his batting pyrotechnics, following an impressive Challenger Trophy. Gautam Gambhir, meanwhile, has asked for a break to get married.

ODI squad: MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Manoj Tiwary, Varun Aaron, Rahul Sharma, S Arvind

T20 squad: Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Raina, Rahane, Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Jadeja, Ashwin, Praveen, Vinay, Yadav, Tiwary, Aaron, Robin Uthappa, Sharma, Arvind.