Railways’ left-arm spinner Murali Kartik makes a return to the Indian squad for the ICC Champions Trophy limited overs cricket tournament in Sri Lanka next month.

Kartik is the only addition to the team that won the triangular trophy in England while seamer Tinu Yohannan and wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra have been dropped.

The national selectors met in Mumbai today to pick the team but its announcement was withheld pending a communication from the International Cricket Council regarding its stand on the players’ contracts.

However, according to a BCCI official, the following 14 were selected: Sourav Ganguly (Capt), Rahul Dravid (vice-capt and wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Mongia, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Virendra Shewag, V V S Laxman, Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble and Murali Kartik.

With the selectors dropping Ratra, Dravid will double as wicketkeeper too. Patel who impressed one and all with his keeping in the ongoing second Test against England at Trent Bridge, will have to wait for his turn.

The inclusion of Kartik would lend variety to the spin attack led by leg spinner Kumble and off spinner Harbhajan Singh.

BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah told reporters in Mumbai that the announcement of the team was being withheld for “official reasons” till the BCCI received a formal communication from ICC on players’ endorsement issue.