http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid not named in Indian squad for 2011 Cricket World Cup
Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan and middle-order batsman Rahul Dravid could not make it to the list of the 30 “probables” for the Indian squad for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
In an attempt to keep the squad balanced, Indian selectors have not only provided an opportunity for youngsters like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajinkya-Rahane-c970 and Cheteshwar Pujara to represent their country, but have also ensured the participation of veteran
players like Sachin Tendulkar and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429.
By next month, the list of 30 players initially announced by Indian selectors will be whittled down to 15 to form the final squad for cricket’s biggest event, which begins on February 19.
“As you know there are no big surprises,” said national selection panel chairman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Krishnamachari-Srikkanth-c71750, talking to reporters after a meeting of the selection committee. “This is a probables team and everyone selects himself.
There is one more month to go to select the final team and we will sit down and think calmly before finalising the team.”
Besides the omission of Dravid and Irfan, there don’t seem to be any surprises in the selection of the team. The Indian batting side will most probably be comprised of Tendulkar, Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566, who were expected to make it to the final squad. Among the spinners, spectators will likely
see Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, R. Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Piyush-c82317 Chawla in action.
Besides http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dinesh-c54134 Karthik and Wriddhiman Saha.
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