Ishant retained, Dhawan back for WI tests - Ishant, who has been taken to- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Ishant, who has been taken to cleaners in the ongoing ODI series against Australia, has come in for scathing criticism due to his poor form and was even dropped from the last two matches of the ongoing series.

In This Pic : Ishant Sharma

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Zaheer, on the other hand, had made a case for his selection by picking up five wickets in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy opener against Haryana but the selectors thought otherwise and decided to stick to Ishant. The 35-year-old Zaheer has been out of the Test team since December last year owing to fitness and form issues.

In This Pic : Zaheer Khan

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All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and batsman Suresh Raina were also dropped from the squad. But while Jadeja went out due to a shoulder strain, Raina had to make way for a fit-again Shikhar Dhawan, who has shown sparkling form in the ongoing ODIs after recovering from a hand injury, striking a hundred in the sixth ODI last night.

In This Pic : Ravindra Jadeja

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The spin attack will be spearhead by Ravichandran Ashwin with Pragyan Ojha and Mishra backing him up.

In This Pic : Ashwin

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The spotlight will, however, firmly be on Tendulkar, who would be completing 200 Tests in international cricket before drawing the curtains on his career.

In This Pic : Sachin Tendulkar

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