Mumbai: The national selectors on Monday dropped veteran speedster Javagal Srinath and recalled left-arm spinner Murali Karthik in the 16-member Indian Test squad for the New Zealand tour while leg spinner Anil Kumble opted out of it due to 'personal' reasons. Wicket-keeper Ajay Ratra, who had been ignored for the Test series against England and West Indies at home, has also been recalled in the squad announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary S K Nair. "The selectors have preferred to rest Javagal Srinath for the tour while Kumble had made himself unavailable for the Test series," Nair told reporters after the selection committee meeting. "Kumble had informed the Board through a letter that he will not be available for the Test series due to personal reasons. He will be available for the One-day series," he said. Karthik, who put up an impressive show in the just concluded One-day series against West Indies, has been rewarded with a Test berth in the squad, which has just two specialist spinners. The squad for the seven-match One-day series will be announced in mid-December. India: Saurav Ganguly (captain), Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Sanjay Bangar, Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, Parthiv Patel, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Karthik, Mohammed Kaif, Ashish Nehra, Shiv Sundar Das, Ajay Ratra and Tinu Yohannan.