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Tendulkar, Harbhajan in Asian team

Special Correspondent

Dhaka: Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh figure in the Asian team for the three one-dayers to be held against South Africa in Bangalore (June 6) and Chennai (June 9 and 10).

Virender Sehwag is the third Indian to be selected for the series.

According to the selectors of the Asian team, Rahul Dravid had requested not to be considered because he needed rest ahead of a taxing international schedule.

Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara also were unavailable for selection, both busy with their respective English counties.

Binny to coach

Former Indian all-rounder Roger Binny will coach the side. Indian physio John Gloster will work with Asia for the tournament.

Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik will lead Asia in the Twenty20 match. Malik was appointed as the Pakistan captain after Inzamam-ul-Haq decided to step down after the team's poor performance in the World Cup.

India's Mithali Raj will lead the Asia women's team in the Twenty20 match.

The teams:

Asia (one-day): Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Yousuf, Yuvraj Singh, M.S. Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Chaminda Vaas, Shoiab Akhtar, Lasith Malinga, Mohammad Rafique, Mohammad Asif, Upul Tharanga.

Twenty20: Men: Shoaib Malik (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Imran Nazir, Mohammad Ashraful, T. Dilshan, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Abdur Razzaq, Farveez Maharoof, Mashrafe Mortaza, Munaf Patel.

Women: Mithali Raj (captain), H.A.S.D. Siriwardene, Sulakshna Naik, L.D.V.V. Silva, Jaya Sharma, P.R.C.S. Kumarihami, Bismah Maharoof, Jhulan Goswami, Rumeli Dhar, Preeti Dhmiri, Urooj Mumtaz Khan, L.E. Kaushalya.

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