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S Sreesanth has come back from his injury lay-off and the temperamental Kerala pacer impressed when bowling to Tendulkar yesterday, getting good two-way movement and showing a lot of aggression with the ball.

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Press Trust of India
Last Updated : Feb 09 2013 | 2:15 PM IST
He could get a call-up after being omitted following the 0-4 rout in England and then underwent a toe surgery. From the 15 who were picked for the Nagpur match against England, Parwinder Awana is set to be left out. The other contenders for the pacers' spots are Ashok Dinda, picked in the 15 but not played at the VCA Stadium game, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami, who have impressed in T20s and ODIs against Pakistan and England, and Abhimanyu Mithun. Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh could also get another call-up after being dropped for the last Test against England without figuring in the playing XI in the previous game at Kolkata. The poor form of his chief rival R Ashwin might prompt this move, especially after his three-wicket haul yesterday while leading the Rest of India, though the latter could also be retained considering the number of left-handed batsmen in the Australian line-up. Pragyan Ojha and Piyush Chawla both played in Nagpur and while the former appears to be a certainty, the leg-spinner, who took four wickets in that drawn game against England, is also in the running.

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First Published: Feb 09 2013 | 2:15 PM IST

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