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Sachin, Dhoni out with injuries

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India looking for a series win at home against Pakistan after a fairly long period has been struck with major problems for the third and final Test at Bangalore. Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been ruled out with injuries. India therefore has been forced to make four changes in total with the two opening bowlers ruled out after the second test. Anil Kumble has won the toss and has elected to bat on a grassy looking wicket at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

Sachin Tendulkar is having a knee problem which he had sustained during the One Day Series. What was a minor problem for Sachin had aggravated while fielding in the second test at Kolkata. With the Australian tour coming up, Sachin Tendulkar has been rested. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been suffering from an ankle injury has also missed this ongoing third Test because of picking up a finger injury. Dinesh Karthik is the wicket keeper for the third test and his opening slot has gone to Gautam Gambhir. Yuvraj Singh makes a comeback in the Test Team in the place of Sachin Tendulkar. Yuvraj was the Man of the Series during the One Day Series and has been consistently good in the recent past. It was very surprising to see Yuvraj not play in the first two Tests.

The opening bowling pair of Zaheer Khan (out with a heel injury) and Munaf Patel (back problem) have been replaced with Irfan Pathan and Ishant Sharma, who is just one test old. Pakistan’s original Captain Shoaib Malik has still not regained his fitness after the Delhi Test. Pakistan have made one change to their line up by dropping Sohail Tanvir and giving Test Debut for fast bowler Yasir Arafat.