Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist has been rested for the next two matches of the on-going triangular one-day international cricket series against India and Zimbabwe.
Brad Haddin has been included in the squad in place of the wicketkeeper batsman for the matches scheduled for January 26 and 29 at Adelaide and Melbourne respectively.
Gilchrist would join the squad in the lead-up to Australia's match against India at Perth on February 1, a statement from Cricket Australia said here today.
Twenty-six-year-old Haddin has made just one appearance for Australia at the one-day international level, replacing Gilchrist for the Carlton Series match against Zimbabwe at Hobart in January 2001.
He had also toured with the Australian Test side to India in 2001, playing a first-class match against the Board President's XI at Delhi, again as a replacement for Gilchrist who had then suffered a hip injury.
"As selectors we believe this break will benefit Adam as he sets himself for the rest of the Series and the challenging period that lies ahead," Trevor Hohns, Australian national selection panel chairman, said.
"Given the sheer intensity of his position, this break should present him with the chance to freshen-up and take stock from the stresses and strains that are part and parcel with a wicket-keeper's."
{{/usCountry}}"Given the sheer intensity of his position, this break should present him with the chance to freshen-up and take stock from the stresses and strains that are part and parcel with a wicket-keeper's."
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