CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Record-scoring opener Sachin Tendulkar and fellow batsman Virender Sehwag will be rested for India’s third and final one-day international against South Africa in Ahmedabad tomorrow, the Indian cricket board said in a statement.
Tendulkar became the first batsman to score a double century in ODIs on Wednesday, his 200 not out setting up India’s 153-run win at Gwalior and a winning 2-0 lead in the series.
Sehwag played in the Gwalior match despite suffering from a sore back which he sustained during the opening game.
Squad: Murali Vijay, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Sudeep Tyagi, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Abhimanyu Mithun and Ashish Nehra.