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Bangladesh ODI squad: No place for Dada, Dravid

Reuters

Posted: May 30, 2008 at 1309 hrs IST
      

Mumbai, May 30:: The selectors named uncapped Yusuf Pathan and Pragyan Ojha on Friday in a 15-player squad for next month's ODI tri-series in Bangladesh and the Asia Cup in Pakistan.

The 25-year-old Pathan, who joins younger brother and all-rounder Irfan in the squad, is a hard-hitting batsman and off spinner while Ojha, 21, is a left-arm spinner.

Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar will miss the trips due to a persistent groin injury while leading off spinner Harbhajan Singh has been banned for five ODIs after being found guilty of slapping compatriot Sreesanth in Twenty20 game.

The selectors ignored former captains and experienced batsmen Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, who also missed the victorious tri-series campaign in Australia in January.

The Bangladesh tri-series, also involving Pakistan, will be played from June 8-14, with the six-team Asia Cup scheduled from June 24-July 6.

India squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Yusuf Pathan, Pragyan Ojha, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh.

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Oh No.. Badri misses again..!
by Raj on 2008-06-07 19:34:51.273506+05:30
Badri has been dropped again despite his good shows in IPL. Selectors have been hard again..!!
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Badri missed
by joe on 2008-06-06 11:18:08.761063+05:30
Oops .. even this time the talented Badrinath is missed.. Atleast in the next time the selection committe should give him a chance
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Team selection
by chandran on 2008-06-05 17:47:40.158187+05:30
This team is good for 20-20, and I am sure they can't withstand the pressure of one day or test matches. Let's see the team performance in dhaka to understand the selection criterion better.
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Team selection
by chandran on 2008-06-05 16:03:16.331223+05:30
Badrinath and balaji should have got a chance.Ganguly and dravid still have something from their end to give it to the team.I really doubt if this combination can win the match.We can't call a dhoni a great captain, He has just started, he should prove consistency in his capataincy.
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My take
by Manoj on 2008-05-31 10:50:08.105553+05:30
Gony should have got a chance over RP. There are enough pace bowlers like Dinda, Balaji and Nehra for rotation. Robin has become very predictable and he cant dictate terms anymore. He needs to be dropped and be asked to become more versatile in his batting.
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