Former India [ Images ] captain Sourav Ganguly [ Images ] failed to find a place in the Indian team for the first Test against England [ Images ], commencing in Nagpur on March 1.

The 33-year-old Ganguly, who was sacked as captain last year, played in the just-concluded Test series against Pakistan, which India lost 0-1, but could score only  37 and 34 respectively in  the two innings he batted in the third Test, which India lost by 341 runs.

Pacemen Ajit Agarkar [ Images ] and Zaheer Khan [ Images ] were dropped and uncapped seamers Vikram Rajvir Singh and S Sreesanth [ Images ], 17-year-old leg-spinner Piyush Chawla [ Images ], who had a fine outing in the under-19 World Cup, and one-day batsman Suresh Raina [ Images ] drafted in the 15-member Rahul Dravid-led squad.

The team: Rahul Dravid [ Images ] (captain), Virender Sehwag [ Images ] (vice-captain), Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], VVS Laxman [ Images ], Wasim Jaffer [ Images ], Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ], Irfan Pathan [ Images ], S Sreesanth, R P Singh, Anil Kumble [ Images ], Harbhajan Singh [ Images ], VRV Singh, Piyush Chawla.