Indian Selectors retain same squad after good show in first Test against West Indies - Cricket News Update
The chairman of BCCI Selection Committee, K Srikkanth, was all praise for the youngsters in the Indian squad that played against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the first Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, adding that retaining them in the squad for the second Test of the series
is a reward for their commendable performance.
The BCCI selection committee announced an unchanged, 15-member squad for the second Test of the three-match series, commencing in Kolkata on November 14. The experienced off spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, once again failed to make a cut as the spin duo of left-armer
Pragyan Ojha and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 was retained.
Srikkanth told the media reporters that it was the impressive show from the rookie players that prompted the selection panel to name an unchanged squad from the first Test, which the hosts won by five wickets.
"The team has done very well by winning against the West Indies in the first Test. The selectors, coach and the captain are all very happy," said Srikkanth while talking to the media reporters after the selection committee meeting in New http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780, on Thursday
morning.
The selection committee chairman further added that the young Indian players, especially the spinner Ojha and Ashwin, justified their selection with an outstanding show. Ashwin, who was playing in his maiden Test, claimed three wickets in the first innings
and six in the second to record match winning figures of 9 for 128, and was adjudged as the Man of the Match for his superb show. Ashwin became only the third cricketer in the history to be named as the Man of the Match on debut.
Ashwin was well complimented by fellow spinner Pragyan Ojha, who picked up six wickets in the first innings and removed West Indian opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kraigg-Brathwaite-c71708 in the second innings to return with match figures of 7 for 109.
"...it was a superb performance by the team and we have named an unchanged squad considering the good show," said the former Indian captain.
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