Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh are not on the 30-man probables list for 2015 World Cup. MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and R Ashwin are the only survivors from the squad that won the 2011 World Cup.
The preliminary list of 30 Indian probables for the upcoming World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was announced on Thursday. Seniors Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan SIngh, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir were left out.
The meeting of the five-member selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil chose to leave the heroes of World Cup 2011 from the squad despite their past laurels.
"Seniors were also considered (and) there was a discussion. But the thought process was to give preference to the performers," said Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Patel.
"Barring major injuries, the World Cup squad would be from this lot," Patel added.
On expected lines, the selectors retained the 14 names that they had selected for the last two home ODIs against Sri Lanka along with players who were rested -- MS Dhoni, Ishant Sharma, Varun Aaron, Mohd Shami, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan and R Jadeja. Interestingly, Dhoni, Kohli, Raina and Ashwin are the only survivors from the squad that won the 2011 World Cup.
The list of players chosen did not surprise former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar who told NDTV that the omitted seniors had not performed in domestic circuit and therefore, could have hardly made their case. "This was expected as these players have not played for India in over a year," he said. "They have not even performed in domestic matches. Cricket has become faster and a team cannot take passengers."
With a clear emphasis on youth, Indian seniors like Sehwag, Harbhajan, Gambhir, Zaheer and Yuvraj could not find a place in the probables. The final 15-member squad should be announced latest by January 7. The World Cup starts from Feburary 14.
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The preliminary list of 30 Indian probables for the upcoming World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was announced on Thursday. Seniors Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan SIngh, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir were left out.
The meeting of the five-member selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil chose to leave the heroes of World Cup 2011 from the squad despite their past laurels.
"Seniors were also considered (and) there was a discussion. But the thought process was to give preference to the performers," said Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Patel.
"Barring major injuries, the World Cup squad would be from this lot," Patel added.
On expected lines, the selectors retained the 14 names that they had selected for the last two home ODIs against Sri Lanka along with players who were rested -- MS Dhoni, Ishant Sharma, Varun Aaron, Mohd Shami, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan and R Jadeja. Interestingly, Dhoni, Kohli, Raina and Ashwin are the only survivors from the squad that won the 2011 World Cup.
The list of players chosen did not surprise former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar who told NDTV that the omitted seniors had not performed in domestic circuit and therefore, could have hardly made their case. "This was expected as these players have not played for India in over a year," he said. "They have not even performed in domestic matches. Cricket has become faster and a team cannot take passengers."
With a clear emphasis on youth, Indian seniors like Sehwag, Harbhajan, Gambhir, Zaheer and Yuvraj could not find a place in the probables. The final 15-member squad should be announced latest by January 7. The World Cup starts from Feburary 14.
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