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India without Dravid

Final Test against Sri Lanka from today

AFP/BBC, Ahmedabad
India captain Rahul Dravid has been ruled out of the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka starting here on Sunday due to a stomach ailment.
Indian team media manager M Baladitya said Saturday that opening batsman Virender Sehwag will lead the side in Dravid's absence. Sehwag has regained fitness after missing the second Test due to a throat infection.
The media manager said Dravid was feeling weak after being admitted to hospital on Friday night for gastroenteritis.
"He (Dravid) has not shown
much improvement. He is still weak and needs another 48 hours to recover," he said.
Dravid, who replaced Sourav Ganguly as captain before the ongoing series, did not take part in practice sessions on Friday and Saturday.
The Indian captain, 32, completed 8,000 Test runs in the second Test at Delhi which his team won by 188 runs to gain a 1-0 lead in the series. The opening Test at Chennai was drawn.
Middle-order batsman Mohammad Kaif is likely to replace Dravid in the playing eleven.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka have also been hit by illness. Pacemen Chaminda vaas and Dilhara Fernando, and captain Marvan Atapattu have flu but should play.
The match is also special for Anil Kumble who will become only the fifth Indian to appear in 100 Tests with his side looking to seal a series triumph.
The leg-spinner's match figures of 10-157 helped set up the victory in Delhi, and took his career total to 478.
"I have no doubt in my mind that Anil is India's greatest bowler ever," star batsman Sachin Tendulkar said.
"He's proved it over the years for the sheer number of matches that he has won for India."
India's preparations for the game have been overshadowed by a furore caused by the decision to leave Dravid's predecessor, Ganguly, out of the squad.
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Singh or Mohammad Kaif to be given another opportunity in the middle order.
The make-up of their batting line-up is also Sri Lanka's main concern with only Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene producing the consistency expected by coach Tom Moody.
"I thought we did not concentrate hard enough (in Delhi). We did not get the players to perform when needed.
"But we are capable of doing better and hope to put up a good show in the next match," Atapattu commented.
They may give a debut to opener 20-year-old opener Upul Tharanga following 10 one-day appearances, with Avishka Gunawardene the man most likely to make way.
Sri Lanka have no happy memories of their only previous Test at the Gujarat Stadium to draw on, losing by an innings and 17 runs in February 1994.
TEAMS
INDIA (from): Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Wasim Jaffer, Sachin Tendulkar, Venkatsai Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Moha-mmad Kaif, Mahendra Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik, Anil Kumble, Rudra Pratap Singh.
SRI LANKA (from): Marvan Atapattu (captain), Avishka Gunawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Jehan Mubarak, Chaminda Vaas,
Farveez Maharoof, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Sajeewa Weerakoon, Malinga Bandara.