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Ganguly included in team
January 13, 2006 10:43 IST
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Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore [Images] on Friday.
Sourav Ganguly [Images] made a comeback into the Indian team and he was preferred in the playing eleven ahead of regular opener Gautam Gambhir [Images]. Zaheer Khan [Images] failed to make it to the side as India opted to play both it's spinners Anil Kumble [Images] and Harbhajan Singh [Images], while Ajit Agarkar [Images] and Irfan Pathan [Images] were named as seamers.
Pakistan also opted for a makeshift opener in Shoaib Malik [Images], who did well in their previous series against England [Images].
Teams:
India: Rahul Dravid [Images] (captain), V Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar [Images], Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh [Images], MS Dhoni [Images], Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Anil Kumble.
Pakistan: Inzamam-ul Haq (captain),Shoaib Malik, Salman Butt [Images], Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf [Images], Abdul Razzaq [Images], Shahid Afridi [Images], Kamran Akmal, Naved-ul-Hasan Rana, Shoaib Akhtar [Images], Danish Kaneria.