India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, at Mumbai Brabourne Stadium, Murali Vijay in
Brabourne Stadium to host Test after 36 years...
Test cricket will return to Brabourne Stadium after 36 years when India meets Sri Lanka in the third Test, beginning here on Wednesday.Murali Vijay, a specialist, should receive a look-in as an opener. India look for series win with 2-0 lead and eye on 1 position in icc rankings. India will be without the services of opening batsman Gautam Gambhir, who will be attending his sister's wedding, for the third Test against Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Gambhir has been in prime form in this series with centuries in each of the two Tests. Gambhir's spot is taken by M Vijay, the Tamil Nadu opener. Vijay made his debut against Australia in Nagpur last year, when Gambhir was banned for a Test for an altercation with Shane Watson. The rest of the squad, which was initially picked for the first two Tests, has been retained with no additional replacements. The final Test of the series begins at the Brabourne Stadium on December 2. India: MS Dhoni (capt), Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Virender Sehwag, Amit Mishra, Yuvraj Singh, Ishant Sharma, M Vijay, S Badrinath.
