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The All India Senior Selection Committee met today at Cricket Centre, Mumbai to pick the Indian team for the five one-day internationals and one Twenty20 to be played in Sri Lanka in July – August 2012. A 15-member team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been selected for the tour. Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of the tour, as according to K.Srikanth, the chairman of the selection committee, he has been saying that he would like to prolong his cricket playing career, at least in the longer format of the game, and also because India has to play ten Tests at home and abroad in the 2012-13 season. Spinning all-rounder Ravinder Jadeja from Baroda has been dropped from the squad, while opener Virender Sehwag and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha make a comeback to the national squad. Upcoming Mumbai opener Ajinkya Rahane has also been selected in the squad for the Sri Lanka series. Following are players selected for the tour: 1. M S Dhoni Captain 2. Virat Kohli Vice Captain 3. Gautam Gambhir 4. Suresh Raina 5. Virender Sehwag 6. Rohit Sharma 7. R Ashwin 8. Pragyan Ojha 9. Zaheer Khan 10. Umesh Yadav 11. Ashok Dinda 12. Vinay Kumar 13. Ajinkya Rahane 14. Manoj Tiwari 15. Rahul Sharma.

Sachin opts out, Jadeja dropped for Lanka ODI tour