Badri, Mithun, Wriddhiman picked for Nagpur Test against South Africa

MUMBAI: India have included Karnataka's promising paceman Abhimanyu Mithun and Bengal wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha in the squad of 15 picked for Nagpur Test  against South Africa.

S. Badrinath has also been named in the squad, as Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh will miss the match due to their injuries.

Sreesanth, who pulled a hamstring in the first Test against Bangladesh, will also miss the Nagpur Test beginning February 6.

Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, leg-spinner Amit Mishra, pacer Sudeep Tyagi and opening batsman Murali Vijay have been retained in the squad.

Squad for Nagpur Test against South Africa (Feb 6-10): MS Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, S Badrinath, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, M Vijay, Sudeep Tyagi, Abhimanyu Mithun, Wriddhiman Saha.