indianexpress.com :: India drop Ganguly for Aus triangular series

India drop Ganguly for Aus triangular series

Reuters

Posted online: Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 1251 hrs IST

Mumbai, January 20:
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, with left-handed batsman Suresh Raina earning a recall after a year out of the team following some fine domestic performances.

Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Irfan Pathan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Piyush Chawla, Pravin Kumar.

	Print Story
India drop Ganguly for Aus triangular series Reuters Posted online: Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 1251 hrs IST Mumbai, January 20: 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, with left-handed batsman Suresh Raina earning a recall after a year out of the team following some fine domestic performances. Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Irfan Pathan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Piyush Chawla, Pravin Kumar.