India include Ganguly in Test squad

Former captain Sourav Ganguly`s floundering Test career was today given a fresh lease of life when he was named in India`s 15-member squad for the first two Tests against Australia starting October 9. Ignoring the previous selection committee`s stand on the elegant left-hander, the new team of selectors -- headed by former captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth -- included the 36-year-old Ganguly in the squad which also has Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath and Delhi leg-spinner Amit Mishra as the two new faces. However, middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh was ignored yet again for the longer version of the game. Four players from the 16-strong Test squad to Sri Lanka -- wicket-keepers Dinesh Kaarthick and Parthiv Patel, Rohit Sharma and Pragyan Ojha -- were also omitted. The team: Anil Kumble (capt) Virender Sehwag Gautam Gambhir Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar Sourav Ganguly VVS Laxman Mahendra Singh Dhoni Harbhajan Singh Zaheer Khan Ishant Sharma Munaf Patel RP Singh S Badrinath Amit Mishra