Gambhir, Yuvraj axed

Mumbai (PTI): Opener Gautam Gambhir and middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh were on Saturday axed while stumper Dinesh Karthik was rewarded for his good batting form with a berth in India's 15-member squad for next month's Champions Trophy cricket tournament in England. Apart from Karthik, Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav and Vinay Kumar made a comeback.

Team: MS Dhoni (Captain), S Dhawan, V Kohli, S Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Murali Vijay, Rohit Sharma, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Irfan Patan, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Vinay Kumar.