Sachin Tendulkar will sit out India's triangular one-day series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh next month.
Tendulkar to miss triangular series
Sachin Tendulkar will sit out India's triangular one-day series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh next month.
The 36-year-old has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he wants a break from limited overs cricket to save himself for the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh.
"Sachin Tendulkar desired to be rested for the tri-series. He will play the tests against Bangladesh," the BCCI said in a statement.
Rohit Sharma has been called in to replace Tendulkar in one of several changes to the 16-man squad for the one-day series, which starts in Bangladesh on January 4.
Yuvraj Singh, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ashok Dinda and Amit Mishra have also been included while Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar and Pragyan Ojha were all omitted.
The tournament ends with the final on January 13 with the first of the two tests commencing in Chittagong on January 17.
India squad for tri-series: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Sudeep Tyagi, Dinesh Karthik, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ashok Dinda, Amit Mishra.
