Dinda, Tiwary omission disappoints Ganguly – Cricket News Update
Former Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manoj-c1888 Tiwary and pace bowler Ashok Dinda being overlooked for the first two Tests of the forthcoming four-match home series against England, starting in Ahmedabad, on November 15.
“It is disappointing to find Dinda and Tiwary are not in the squad. Dinda's selection was important. No player in the country is more deserving than Tiwary and Dinda,” said Ganguly while speaking to media reporters yesterday.
“They have always performed well whenever they got the opportunity. But neither of them know when they will get the next chance in spite of doing well,” the southpaw went on to add.
The Board of Control for Cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, last week, failed to make the cut.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajinkya-Rahane-c970, who have both been called up as reserve openers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in January this year, got a call-up ahead of Dinda.
Dinda has to date played 52 First class matches picking up 191 wickets, while Tiwary averages 58.15 with the bat from 59 first-class appearances. Ganguly, who played 113 Tests and 311 One Day Internationals for India, said that he would have picked both the uncapped players as a selector.
“Had I been a selector I would have always played Manoj in all the formats of the game,” said the veteran left-handed batsman. “He is a fine batsman, can bowl and field well. I would have surely picked Dinda and Tiwary in my team,” reiterated the former skipper.
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