1st Test: Sourav in team, Dhoni to make Test debut

Deposed India [ Images ] captain Sourav Ganguly was named in the squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka [ Images ].

Ganguly, who was earlier stripped of the ODI and Test captaincy, was included in the team as a "batting all-rounder" after a marathon meeting of the five-member selection committee on Wednesday morning.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] was rewarded for his performance in ODIs with a berth in the Test squad.

VVS Laxman [ Images ] and leg spinner Anil Kumble [ Images ], out of India's scheme of things for one-dayers, were named in the 15-member squad, which also has rookie pace bowler R P Singh.

Paceman Zaheer Khan [ Images ], who has been impressive in the domestic matches of late, was excluded along with 'keeper Dinesh Kaarthick.

The one-day squad for the last two matches against South Africa [ Images ] was unchanged.

The squads were announced by Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary S K Nair at a press conference, where chairman of selectors Kiran More was also present.

Test squad: Rahul Dravid [ Images ] (captain), Virender Sehwag [ Images ] (vice-captain), Sourav Ganguly [ Images ], Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh [ Images ], Mohd. Kaif, Gautam Gambhir [ Images ], M S Dhoni, Murali Kartik [ Images ], Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar [ Images ], Irfan Pathan [ Images ], Harbhajan Singh [ Images ], R P Singh.

One-day squad: Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag (vice-captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina [ Images ], Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Sreesanth [ Images ], Gautam Gambhir, Rudra Pratap Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Jai Prakash Yadav.