Agarkar replaces Srinath in one-day squad

The Indian selectors announced a 15-man squad for the five-match one-day series against the West Indies, with one-day specialists such as Yuvraj Singh and Ajit Agarkar coming in as expected.

Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif, the two batting stars of the India 'A' tour to South Africa, were not included in the 'A' side's tour to Sri Lanka because they were expected to be selected for the one-day series in the Caribbean.

Their India 'A' teammate, Murali Kartik, also earns a recall to the squad. Kartik replaces Anil Kumble, who flew out of Antigua after having his lower jaw broken by a Mervyn Dillon bouncer. Kartik is currently in Sri Lanka with the India 'A' side, and his place in that tour will be taken by Sarandeep Singh.

Agarkar replaces Javagal Srinath, the Indian pace spearhead requesting to be rested for the one-day series following the hectic five-Test schedule. Along with Srinath, Test inclusions Shiv Sunder Das, Deep Dasgupta, Sanjay Bangar and Wasim Jaffer will also be taking the flight back to India.

Squad: Sourav Ganguly (captain), Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Tinu Yohannan, Ajay Ratra (wicket-keeper), Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik, Dinesh Mongia, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Virender Sehwag