NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India have recalled several  first-choice players for this month’s Asia Cup one-day  competition in Sri Lanka after the team’s disappointing  performance in a tri-series in Zimbabwe.

Regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, batsmen Virender  Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, spinner Harbhajan Singh and paceman  Zaheer Khan were included after being rested for the Zimbabwe  tournament in which India lost three out of four matches and did  mot make the final.

India’s top batsman Sachin Tendulkar, however, has been  rested for the June 15-24 competition involving holders Sri  Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

India named uncapped batsman Saurabh Tiwary in the 15-man  squad as they continue to search for the right combination for  the one-day World Cup to be held in south Asia next year.

Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag,  Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma,  Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan,  Ashish Nehra, Pragyan Ojha, Ashok Dinda, Ravichandran Ashwin,  Saurabh Tiwary.