Intro:

Veteran leg spinner Amit Mishra will make his comeback to the India Test squad which is set to tour Sri Lanka for a three-Test series in August.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Anurag Thakur, Secretary of the Board Of Control For Cricket In India:

"Team picked by the selection committee under the chairmanship of Mr Sandeep Patil for the Sri Lanka tour, is: Mr Virat Kohli will be the captain of the team, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Aaron, and Amit Mishra."

SOUNDBITE (English) Sandeep Patil, Chairman of Selectors: (answering a question on why Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra were picked)

"Regarding the combination of bowlers, I am not talking about what Mahendra Singh Dhoni has, you know, said. But we always try to get the balance and the wickets in Sri Lanka. I think this is the best possible combination in our bowling department. We all feel that we can go ahead with them."

SOUNDBITE (English) Sandeep Patil, Chairman of Selectors:

"We all selectors are very happy, the way Harbhajan has come back and now we want the spin attack which consist of Harbhajan, Ashwin, and Amit Mishra to deliver."

SOUNDBITE (English) Anurag Thakur, Secretary of the Board Of Control For Cricket In India: (on the Indian Premier League controversy)

"We have formed a working group who will look into the various details, speak to stakeholders, what step BCCI should take to run a successful IPL (Indian Premiere League) Season 9. At the same time, speak to various stakeholders (on) what steps we should take so there is not any conflict of interest."