India's middle order star Yuvraj Singh has ruled himself out of the West Indies tour as he is suffering from illness. Yuvraj, who was the Man of the Series in the recently concluded World Cup, has written to the BCCI informing the board about the latest blow.
Gautham Gambhir, who was recently in the news for his injured shoulder, has also been ruled out of the entire Windies tour.
Suresh Raina will lead the Indian team in the limited overs series beginning June 4 and he will be supported by Harbhajan Singh who has been named the vice-captain while Shikhar Dhawan and Manoj Tiwary have been included in the side to replace Gambhir and Yuvraj.
India is already without seniors like MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan as they have been rested for the ODI series.
Sachin Tendulkar, who was rested for the ODI series, has also requested to be left out for the Test squad as he wants to spend time with his family.
The team for the Tests beginning June 20 at Kingston was also named with MS Dhoni returning to his role as skipper while VVS Laxman has been named his deputy.
Virat Kohli, who has been consistent in the shorter formats, has also been rewarded with a Test cap, while Subramaniam Badrinath has been recalled after scoring heavily in the domestic season. The selectors have also included young left hand batsman Abhinav Mukund and wicket keeper Parthiv Patel, while Cheteshwar Pujara is yet to recover completely from the knee injury he sustained during the IPL.
"Tendulkar requested that he be allowed to spend time with his family. He will therefore not play the Test series," Indian cricket board secretary N. Srinivasan said in a statement.
"However, he will be available for the full tour of England that follows," he added.
Speaking about Gambhir and Yuvraj, Srinivasan said: "Gambhir will be unavailable for the full tour of the West Indies on account of his shoulder injury."
"Yuvraj will also be unavailable for the full tour. He is suffering from an upper respiratory infection, with a small patch of pneumonitis in the left lung," he mentioned.
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