Yuvraj Singh was dropped from the Indian squad for the third Test starting at Mumbai on Tuesday.
Rohit Sharma was named as Yuvraj's replacement in the team. Rohit scored 175 against Railways and a 100 against Rajasthan in the recent Ranji Trophy matches.
Rohit is yet to make his Test debut for India though he has been part of the squad in the past. However, it is likely that Virat Kohli will step into Yuvraj's vacancy in the playing eleven during the third Test.
Yuvraj's omission is the only change in the team that convincingly won the first two Tests against the West Indies. The southpaw was the lone failure among M.S. Dhoni's men and scored 23, 18 and 25 in the three innings he batted during the course of the series.
After his Test debut in 2003, Yuvraj is yet to cement his slot and in 37 matches, has scored 1,775 runs at 34.80.
The team: M.S. Dhoni (captain & wicket-keeper), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, R. Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Varun Aaron, Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Sharma. Coach: Duncan Fletcher.
