The team has been announced and, as expected, there are no surprises. It would have been good to give Gambhir chance but I guess that is asking for too much. Jaffer should count himself lucky as should Yuvraj.
Piyush Chawla deserves the place in the team but we will have to wait and see if he gets to play which should happen if Bhajji is out. Given that Dhoni has been playing a lot of cricket, it might be a good idea to rest him and let Dinesh Karthik don the gloves at least for the first Test. He could even open if necessary which will keep the team composition flexible.
Filed under: Test Cricket | Tagged: Bhajji, Chawla, Dhoni, Gambhir, Jaffer, Yuvraj
