India drop Ganguly for Australia tri series
Reuters
Posted online: Sunday , January 20, 2008 at 16:39 hrs
Updated On: Sunday , January 20, 2008 at 16:54 hrs
Indian selectors have dropped experienced batsman Saurav Ganguly for next month's triangular series in Australia, which also includes Sri Lanka.
Rahul Dravid was also left out as selectors opted for youth in a 16-man squad on Sunday, with left-handed batsman Suresh Raina earning a recall after a year out of the team following some fine domestic performances.
The same squad will play in the sole Twenty20 international against Australia on Feb. 1 before the one-day series.
"Looking towards the future team of India the selection committee has provided the youngsters who have done well in domestic cricket an excellent platform," India board (BCCI) secretary Niranjan Shah said in a statement.
The 35-year-old Ganguly has performed well after he was dropped from the one-day and test sides in the wake of a public spat with then coach Greg Chappell two years ago that led to the batsman losing the captaincy.
However, the selectors decided to revamp the one-day squad following the team's first round exit in the one-day World Cup and a surprise victory by a young squad captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the Twenty20 version last year.
Former captain Dravid was the first to feel the heat of the shake-up late last year.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma earned a recall on the basis of his impressive performances in the ongoing test series while Shanthakumaran Sreesanth returns after an injury break to bolster the pace attack that includes all-rounder Pravin Kumar.
Comments
» Doping DADA will prove costly for the team
Posted by sekhar on 2008-01-27 20:31:29.166545+05:30
Droping Sourav ganguly means, INDIA surely going to loose all matches against australia unless there is a match fixing scenario, you are dropping the most successfull inidan opener after sachin. Dhoni will regret his decission soon.
» WE NEED DADA.....
Posted by ARAVIND on 2008-01-23 13:26:00.653583+05:30
HEY U DHONI, U HAVE DONE GOOD JOB, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER JOB IF U HAVE ALL OTHER PLAYERS ALSO< AND PLAY 1:11 MATCH. Do u have common sense in not selecting DADA in the team, can u evr do 10.0000 runs in ur life and take 100 wickets. I think u are not the best captain for INDIA, u are taking into wrong direction. May be once Junior players might have played well, but this is no 20-20 to play for 2 hours and returns to beds,U need to stay at crease and stick to wickets and put up the partnerships, except Ganugly no other Indian Batsman can join with Sachin for opening. GOD ONLY SHOULD HELP INDIAN CRICKET....
» We Want DADA
Posted by Selva on 2008-01-23 02:34:11.203189+05:30
Dam Sure without Dada, what india will do in Australia. Let we see. Without sourav 50% of indians hating Indian Cricket
» Maintain good sportsman spirit
Posted by P.P. TALWAR on 2008-01-22 18:26:15.959294+05:30
It is the prarogative of the selection committe to include or not the suitable cricketers for the Team India. Therefore, unnecessary uproar in this regard is unwarranted. The exclusion of Ganguly, Dravid and Laxman from the Team India is well justified, keeping in view the overall fitness of the team. As rightly judged, there is an urgent need to groom the youngsters for the Team India, because taking into account the age factor, the young cricketers are going to produce results in the long run. Sachin Tandulkar, Dravid, Ganguly, kumble and Laxman all having had long innings and now in their late thirties should retire from the cricket on their own, making room for the young cricketers to take their rightful place. Keeping personal interests and selfish outlook aside, the interest and the prestige of the country should be the uppermost in the mind of all. sportspersons.
» Ganguly
Posted by jhulon on 2008-01-22 10:42:44.679062+05:30
BCCI it self ivolved with betting or match fixing, whatever it is called, that's why they droped Ganguly.
» BCCI losses there mind
Posted by Prasun Kumar on 2008-01-24 12:02:13.189469+05:30
they r doing blunders....again the politics in the selection of the players,everybody knows that sachin n sourav are the best pair for the openings,i dnt know y the hell they r doing such a rubbish thing.........
» Et Tu Dhoni!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Ronnie on 2008-01-21 13:27:52.596675+05:30
If Ganguly is not eligible for a berth in the oneday format,the same is true for Mr Dhoni.See his batting performance down under in the last 3 tests!and that will give a crystal clear picture.Arjuna Ranatunga was quite apt when he said "Indians should know how to respect it's heroes".Mr Dhoni should know what is his achilles heel and try to rectify that.
» RANJIB, WAKE UP!!!
Posted by JOHNNY on 2008-01-21 11:15:28.20758+05:30
HEY RANJIB BISWAL, HOW ABOUT SELECTING D. MOHANTY??? HE WAS BEST IN RANJI THIS YEAR.
» Pawar and CO have defeated Team India before the 4th Test, are they paid b the Firangi forces???
Posted by Gurunath Prakash on 2008-01-21 07:22:46.899686+05:30
Lol! Please remember the smile and head nodding by Rahul Dravid after his "Dismissal" by Bucknor! A bunch of "Bucknors" have done the Big Three in! What Pawar, Niranjan Shah, Venkatpati Raju, Dhoni and the Firangi forces have done pales the insults in Australia by Australia. This will be a huge issue which will have an effect on his political life too.There is only one way to go for Pawar and Co in the twilight of his life.HELL.
» Selectors - Bunch of Idiots
Posted by Bobby Chaddha on 2008-01-21 06:18:25.989244+05:30
I strongly feel that this current bunch jokers in the selection committee can do no good than harm Indian team. We need to overhaul the selection committee. Without naming any particular selectors, see their CV and recollect their old days performances when we saw them in TV. They were inept and calaous during their days in the field. Examine top to bottom of Indian Cricket Board- all are here with one common goal in mind-self development and upgradation of their status. Money is of course one thing which they love not the country. Examine their decision making process. These are awful.......
» Selection process
Posted by B.R.Chaudhuri on 2008-01-21 06:05:22.045792+05:30
This is again a mistake by dropping Saurav. The need of the day is to select our selectors. Only fielding cannot win matches. You need good batting. Fielding can only be 15-20% of the total contribution. We have seen what Dhoni can do behind wickets. He is lucky and needs to prove. Any one bad performance from Saurav is treated as ploy to axe him from the team. We had a set opeing pair with Saurav and Sachin. we did not develop a proper opening pair for one day and for that matter in test. This is highly parocial act from selectors and captain Dhone. Dhoni has to prove that he is good bat also. India experiments too much and too fasts. Eastern Zone selector Ranjib Biswal is rubbish and he is doing nothing for East Zone.
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