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Dhaka, May 11: Five Indians, including Sachin Tendulkar, were today named in the 14-member Asian one-day cricket team for the Afro-Asian Cup to be held in India in June.
Other Indians in the Mahela Jayawardene-led team are Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh, Asian Cricket Council Chief Executive Ashraful Haq announced here.
Besides the five Indians, an equal number of Sri Lankans were also included with paceman Chaminda Vaas, 2007 World Cup sensation Lasith Malinga, veteran Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga in the team.
Pakistan will be represented by controversial fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif and star batsman Mohammad Yousuf in the three-match ODI series to be played in Bangalore on June 6 and in Chennai on June 9 and 10.
Mohammad Rafique will be the sole Bangladeshi in the team.
Earlier, South African skipper Graeme Smith was appointed captain of the Africa team and Steve Tikolo, one of four Kenyans in the squad, was made his deputy.
Only two Zimbabweans feature in the squad, perhaps not surprising given the current stake of their national side.
The tournament was first played in August 2005 in South Africa, ending in a 1-1 draw with one match being washed out.
Teams:
Asia: Mahela Jayawardene (SL, Capt), Sanath Jayasuriya (SL), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Mohammad Yousuf (Pak), Yuvraj Singh (Ind), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Harbhajan Singh (Ind), Chaminda Vaas (SL), Shoaib Akhtar (Pak), Lasith Malinga (SL), Mohammad Rafique (B'desh), Mohammad Asif (Pak) and Upul Tharanga (SL).
Africa squad: Graeme Smith (SA), Steve Tikolo (Ken), Johan Botha (SA), Mark Boucher (SA), Elton Chigumbura (Zim), AB de Villiers (SA), Herchelle Gibbs (SA), Andrew Hall (SA), Jacques Kallis (SA), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Thomas Odoyo (Ken), Peter Ongondo (Ken), Shaun Pollock (SA), Vusi Sibanda (Zim), Hiren Varaiya (Ken). (Agencies)
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