India prolong Sehwag rest period

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After being rested for India's Asia Cup campaign, opening batsman Virender Sehwag will also miss the sole T20 against South Africa

India have again left Virender Sehwag out of their squad for the one-off Twenty20 international against South Africa on March 30.

The opening batsman was rested for India’s Asia Cup campaign this month and, with the T20 in Johannesburg scheduled a week after the final in Bangladesh, Sehwag has been omitted once more, along with seamer Zaheer Khan.

Batsman Robin Uthappa and all-rounder Yusuf Pathan return to the 15-man party, while paceman Ashok Dinda has won a call-up at the expense of Umesh Yadav.

Ajinkya Rahane has failed to win a recall after he was dropped for the Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia.

India squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virat Kohli (vice-captain), Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda