Laxman, Kartik and Parthiv in one-day squad

VVS Laxman, Murali Karthik and Parthiv Patel have been included in India's 14-man one-day squad for the first three matches of the triangular TVS Cup. The squad, which was announced during lunch on the second day of the India-New Zealand Test, also includes Aavishkar Salvi, who will undergo a fitness test on October 21 to see if he has recovered from a split webbing on his hand which forced him out of the second Test squad.

Ashish Nehra has been omitted from the squad as it was felt that he needed more time to recover from his ankle injury. He is undergoing physiotherapy, and might be picked for the later matches in the series. It was also announced that Sourav Ganguly would definitely be fit to lead the team.

India play the first match of the tournament against New Zealand on October 23, before clashing with Australia on October 26 and November 1.

Squad
Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly (capt), Rahul Dravid (wk), VVS Laxman, Mohammad Kaif, Yuvraj Singh, Parthiv Patel (wk), Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Murali Kartik, Zaheer Khan, Aavishkar Salvi.