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Kumble and Laxman leave for Zimbabwe

Mumbai: Seven cricketers, including veteran leggie Anil Kumble and wristy middle order batsman V.V.S. Laxman, left for Zimbabwe early on Tuesday to join the rest of the Indian team ahead of two-Test series against the hosts commencing on Sept. 13.

Speedsters Zaheer Khan and Laxmipathy Balaji, wicketkeeper Dinesh Kaarthick, openers Gautam Gambhir and Dheeraj Jadhav were the others who boarded the early morning flight to the African nation.

The group would replace Ajit Agarkar, J.P. Yadav, Rudra Pratap Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Murali Kartik, Suresh Raina and Y. Venugopala Rao who will return after the limited overs tri-series final against New Zealand to be played today at Harare.

Before departing Maharashtra's Jadhav said filling the slot left vacant by the withdrawal of Sachin Tendulkar was a huge task but he would make the best of the opportunity.

``Sachin Tendulkar will definitely be missed. But it is an opportunity for me and I would try to do to the best of my potential,'' Jadhav said. — PTI

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