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Vol. 5 Num 188 Fri. December 03, 2004  
   
Sports


Laxman, Kumble out of BD ODIs


Middle-order batsman Vangi-purappu Laxman has been left out of India's 15-player squad named on Thursday for a one-day series in Bangladesh this month.

Laxman, who is in the squad for the two-Test series against Bangladesh, has struggled in the last three one-day tournaments and was replaced by in-form left-hander Dinesh Mongia.

Leg-spinner Anil Kumble will also return home after the Tests, board secretary Karunakaran Nair told reporters.

The squad includes two uncapped players, all-rounder Joginder Sharma and wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni.

ONE-DAY SQUAD
Sourav Ganguly (captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Mahendra Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Murali Kartik, Dinesh Mongia, Sridharan Sriram, Joginder Sharma.