Indian selectors have retained former captain Saurav Ganguly in a 15-player squad named on Wednesday for the first two games of the four-test series against Australia starting on Oct. 9.

Ganguly, 36, had been under pressure to keep his place as the elder statesman of the team's four veteran batting stalwarts, along with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Vangipurappu Laxman.

The selectors also included middle-order batsman Subramaniam Badrinath, who has played three one-dayers for India, and leg spinner Amit Mishra as back up for captain Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh.

The pair replace batsman Rohit Sharma and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha from the side which lost the previous test series in Sri Lanka, 2-1.

Wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni also returned for tests after skipping that series.

The first test will be played in Bangalore from Oct. 9 with the second game of the four-match series starting in Mohali on Oct. 17. New Delhi and Nagpur stage the last two matches.

Sourav Ganguly

India

Full name Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Born July 8, 1972, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 36 years 85 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Bengal, Glamorgan, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education St Xavier's College
Relations Brother - Snehasish C Ganguly

 Squad: Anil Kumble (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Vangipurappu Laxman, Saurav Ganguly, Subramaniam Badrinath, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra.

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George Vikson  - Please don   |2010-09-24 18:19:49 Please don Reply 1   0

Samir Kumar Ganguly  - Appeal for a sincere Wicket Keeper   |2009-03-14 23:04:21 To Mr. K. Srikant Chief Selector B.C.C.I. Dear Sir I have an earnest request to you that you please think over of replacement of a remarkable performancial Wicket Keeper in lieu of Mr. Dhoni; as he is totally failure behind the Wicket. Several times I have seen he cannot gather the ball perfectly behind the wicket. So please think it over and bring a wicket keeper like Mr. F. Engineer. If so we the Indians can see a great cricket playing behind the wicket. Hope my request must not go in vain. Thanks a lot Reply 0   0

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