Azharuddin backs selectors' decision to drop Yuvraj, Harbhajan – Cricket News Update
Former Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, starting in Nagpur on Thursday, December 13, 2012.
While speaking to media reporters ahead of the series finale, the former Indian batsman said that dropping non-performing players was justified.
"The selectors' decision to keep non-performing players out of the team is proper," said the cricketer turned politician, who was in Rajkot to campaign for his party in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gujarat-c787 Assembly election. "Not only these two but all those who are not performing should be rested," he added further.
The experienced off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808, owing to their failure to impress in the previous games of the series.
Whilst Yuvraj and Zaheer had played in all the three matches of the series thus far, struggling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820, his first five-day appearance after more than a year, returning with figures of 3 for 95.
The listless trio has been replaced by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Piyush-c82317 Chawla, all earning the national calls on the back of impressive shows in domestic cricket.
The 49-year-old former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 cricketer, however, said that both Bhajji and Yuvraj are good players, and did express his wish to see them comeback stronger.
"They have plenty of cricket left in them and would surely come back in the national side," said Azharuddin, who is currently a Congress MP.
Replying to a query regarding http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 is a great player and let him and selectors decide about his future."
He, also took a jab at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sandeep-Madhusudan-Patil-c88494 led BCCI selection panel saying, "The selection committee is the proper body to decide about who should play and who should retire."
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