Rediff

Mumbai, Jan 25: Middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh and leg-spinner Anil Kumble were on Thursday named in the 15-member India squad for the remaining two one-day internationals of the ongoing four-match series against the West Indies.

The national selection committee, headed by Dilip Vengsarkar, included Yuvraj and Kumble in place of Joginder Sharma and R P Singh.

Paceman Irfan Pathan, who was recalled from the middle of the South Africa series owing to his lack of form, will join the team as 16th member for the fourth and last match in Vadodara.

The third ODI will be played in Chennai on Saturday and the fourth and last match will be hosted by Vadodara on January 31.

India is leading the four-match ODI series 2-0.

Squad:

India: Rahul Dravid (captain), Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Kaarthick, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ajit Agarkar, Ramesh Powar, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, Zaheer Khan, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh and Anil Kumble.