Venkatesh Prasad back in Indian team

Staff Reporter

August 2, 2001

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Veteran fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad returns to the Indian cricket team for the three Test series in Sri Lanka which comences on August 14.

The national selection committee, which met in Mumbai on Thursday picked a squad of 16 for the tour which included one three day game.

Sourav Ganguly (captain), Rahul Dravid (vice captain), Shiv Sunder Das, Sadagopan Ramesh, Hemang Badani, Javagal Srinath, Harvinder Singh, Dinesh Mongia, Samir Dighe, Rahul Sanghvi, Mohammad Kaif, Sachin Tendulkar, Sairaj Bahutule, Zaheer Khan, Venkatesh Prasad and Harbhajan Singh.

Sachin Tendulkar has been picked conditionally. He has to undergo a final bone scan on his injured foot on August 10. If after that, Tendulkar is still unfit, Baroda's Jacob Martin will replace him in the squad.

Ashish Nehra and VVS Laxman were both ruled out through injury.

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