Harbhajan named in probables list

Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan have been included in India's 20-man probables list for next month's Asia Cup. The list also includes Amit Bhandari and Parthiv Patel.

Harbhajan, 23, has not played since the first Test against Australia in December due to an injury to his bowling hand. He has since had surgery to repair the ligament tear, which was on his spinning finger. Zaheer has been troubled by a recurrent hamstring injury for some time. He was first sidelined in Australia, returned for India's historic tour to Pakistan, but was sent home half-way through that series after breaking down again.

Announcing the line-up, SK Nair, the board secretary, stated that the players would participate in a training camp in Chennai from July 3-8. The final squad for the Asia Cup would be announced on July 7.

Nair also stated that an India A team would tour Zimbabwe and Kenya over the next two months. The team is scheduled to play three four-day games against Zimbabwe, before participating in a three-nation tournament in Nairobi, also involving Kenya and Pakistan A.

The probables list
Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Parthiv Patel, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik, Ramesh Powar, Hemang Badani, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Amit Bhandari, Rohan Gavaskar.