India's cricket selectors have recalled Virender Sehwag for the one-day series against West Indies which starts later this month. Sehwag, sidelined from the ongoing Test series in the Caribbean by a dislocated shoulder, was named in a 15-man squad in which the biggest surprise was the omission of fast bowler Javagal Srinath. The explanation for Srinath's absence was that he needed a rest.

Sehwag will fly out with batsmen Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif, seamer Ajit Agarkar and left-arm spinner Murali Kartik later this week to join the Indian team.

The first of five one-day internationals will be played at Sabina Park, Kingston on May 25, three days after the fifth and final Test ends there.

Srinath, who has preferred to skip one-day matches in recent times to concentrate on his Test career, will return home with Wasim Jaffar, Sanjay Banger, Shiv Das, Deep Dasgupta and Sarandeep Singh after the deciding Test.

The inclusion of Sehwag, Kaif and Yuvraj leaves the tour selectors eight batsmen to choose from for the one-dayers.

Ajay Ratra was retained as wicketkeeper after scoring a century in the drawn fourth Test at Antigua, while the return of Agarkar bolsters the seam attack in Srinath's absence.

Kartik, who demanded inclusion after rich hauls in domestic cricket, will be the second spinner in the squad alongside Harbhajan Singh. Kartik has played four Tests, but has only one ODI appearance to his name.

Anil Kumble was ruled out of the one-dayers with a fractured jaw, caused by a rising ball from Mervyn Dillon during the Antigua Test.

But there was no official comment on the squad as, under new guidelines from the Indian Board, the chief selector Chandu Borde was barred from discussing the selection with the media.

India squad Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly (capt), Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Dinesh Mongia, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Ajay Ratra (wk), Murali Kartik, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar, Ashish Nehra, Tinu Yohannan.

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