Mahendra Singh Dhoni makes his comeback as India’s captain after missing the tri-series in Zimbabwe and will lead India in the four-nation limited-overs tournament against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, in Dambulla from June 15 to 24.
Tendulkar, 37, has not played for India since February 24, when he hit an unprecedented double-century in a One-Day International (ODI) against South Africa in Gwalior.
“Tendulkar requested the board not to consider him for the Asia Cup as he wanted to spend time with his children in view of the hectic cricket season ahead,” said BCCI secretary N. Srinivasan.
Left-hander Yuvraj was axed after scoring just 74 runs in five matches in the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean where India failed to make the semi-finals.
In five ODIs this year, Yuvraj has managed only 96 runs, 74 of them coming in one match against Sri Lanka in Dhaka. Six players who were rested for the Zimbabwe tri-series – Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra – are back for the Asia Cup. AFP
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