Despite of leading Mumbai Indians to title win in Champions League Twenty20 2011, the doors for national duty are still not opened for veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh as he has been dumped from the squad of first Test of three-match series against West Indies, starting from November 6 in Delhi.

31-year-old Harbhajan, who returned to home leaving England tour in full swing due to injury following below-par performances during India’s 4-0 whitewash in Test series this summer, was segregated from the squad which whitewashed England 5-0 at home in the ODI series recently.

Raina, Mishra, Praveen also axed

Apart from Harbhajan, Left-handed batsman Suresh Raina, leg-spinner Amit Mishra and pacer Praveen Kumar, who all were part of squad in England Test series, also failed to retain their place in 15-man squad.

Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who struggled to get a ton to complete his ton of international tons during Test series in England before injuring his toe to head to home, has been returned to the squad for series-opening Test against Caribbean.

Sehwag, Yuvraj retuned to squad

Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh, who were also included in the long-list of players, who picked up injuries during England tour, have been also recalled for the first Test.

The uncapped players are batsman Ajinkya Rahane, spinners Rahul Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin and seamers Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron.

India first Test squad:

MS Dhoni (Captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Venkatsai Laxman, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Rahul Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron.