India's master batsman Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of next month's triangular one-day series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to save himself for the forthcoming Test series against Bangladesh. The 36-year-old, right, told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) he wanted a break from the shorter version of the game but would be available for the two Tests. "Sachin Tendulkar desired to be rested for the tri-series. He will play the Tests against Bangladesh," the BCCI said. Rohit Sharma was called in to replace Tendulkar in just one of several changes to the 16-man squad.
The selectors dropped seamers Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar, and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha. They were replaced by seamers Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and Ashok Dinda, and leg-spinner Amit Mishra. The team for the Tests in Chittagong (Jan 17-21) and Dhaka (Jan 24-28) will be announced later. The squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Sudeep Tyagi, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ashok Dinda, Amit Mishra.
