Ganguly retained as captain, team to be picked on Nov 14

Sourav Ganguly has been retained as skipper of the Indian team for the home series against Zimbabwe, national selector Chandu Borde said in Indore today. Borde who is in Indore to watch the three day match between National Cricket Academy XI vs Zimbabwe said the decision to retain the skipper was taken in "five minutes".

However, he said the team for the November 18 to 22 Test match would be picked up on November 14 in New Delhi which is also the venue for the match. On the issue of India's proposed tour to Pakistan in January next year, BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele said it would be decided on November 15 and added that "The government will decide whether the team should be sent to Pakistan or not."