India have decided to leave out opener Virennder Sehwag from the 12-member squad against Australia for the Boxing day Test match starting on Wednesday in Melbourne. All-rounder Irfan Pathan, Rajhasthan pacer Pankaj Singh and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik also failed to make the final cut.With Sehwag and Karthik on the sidelines, the onus of opening the batting will fall on Rahul Dravid, who will accompany regular opener Wasim Jaffer.It is going to be a toss up between rookie pacer Ishant Sharma and off spinner Harbhajan Singh for the final berth in the playing eleven. The final decision regarding the eleventh member will be taken in the morning of the Test match.
The squad:
Anil Kumble (captain), MS Dhoni (Wicketkeeper, Vice-Captain), Wasim Jaffer, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Ishant Sharma, Harbhajan Singh.
