Gambhir and Yuvraj out

Opener Gautam Gambir and middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh were axed while stumper Dinesh Karthik was rewarded for his good batting form with a berth in India's 15-member squad for next month's Champions Trophy cricket tournament in England. Apart from Karthik, all-rounder Irfan Pathan and pacers Umesh Yadav and Vinay Kumar also made a comback to this side.