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[caption id="attachment_50298" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Image: Twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Monday named Shikhar Dhawan as the replacement for injured Murali Vijay in the Test team, which is scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka for a three-match Test series. It will be a great opportunity for the Delhi opener to redeem himself. Dhawan last played a test match against New Zealand in Kolkata. But since then he has been out of the test squad owing to injury and poor form. Dhawan just managed to score only 18 runs in both the innings as India managed to get a comprehensive 186 runs win over the Kiwis to go 2-0 up in the three match test series. Vijay, who had suffered a wrist injury during Australia’s tour of India, has complained of pain in his right wrist, while playing a preparatory match. The BCCI medical team has therefore advised that Vijay should continue his rehabilitation program. The Indian team is as follows: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice captain), Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, W Saha (wk), Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, M Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhinav Mukund.