India retain team for
Bangalore Test

Deep Dasgupta survived a possible sack for poor wicket keeping on Friday as India named an unchanged 14-member squad for the third and final cricket Test against England, beginning in Bangalore on December 19.

The national selectors met in Ahmedabad on Friday under the chairmanship of Chandu Borde and decided against effecting any change in the team.

After the meeting, Borde told news persons that the selectors had discussed the names of alternative wicketkeepers but decided to stick to Dasgupta as there is just one match remaining in the series.

Dasgupta had a horrendous time behind the wickets in the ongoing second Test and missed several catches and even a stumping chance.

The team
Sourav Ganguly (captain), Shiv Sunder Das, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Deep Dasgupta, Connor Williams, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath, Tinu Yohannan, Iqbal Siddiqui and Sharandeep Singh.

Mail Cricket Editor