Tri Series- Selectors announce squad today

May 30

The wise men of Indian cricket today announced the squad for the upcoming trination series in Bangladesh and the Asia cup in Pakistan. Uncapped Yusuf Pathan and Pragyan Ojha have been rewarded for their super performances in the IPL with a place in the 15-member Indian squad. The squad that was selected in Mumbai this afternoon, will be led by MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh will be his deputy. Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan requested not to be considered for selection. Former captains Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly failed to make it to the one-day side once again, while Dinesh Karthik and Munaf Patel, who were part of the side that won the CB series in Australia, were also excluded from the team.

Pathan has scored 334 runs at an average of 27.83 from 13 innings with three fifties in the Twenty20 tournament. He also recorded the fastest half-century off 21 balls against the Hyderbad team. The handy all-rounder, who is turning out from the Shane Warne-led Rajasthan team, has also taken five wickets with his off-spin. Ojha, who played for the Hyderabad team that has finished at the bottom of the league, has been selected for his standout performance. The spinner has claimed 11 wickets at an average of 25.81 in the tournament.

Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt and wk), Yuvraj Singh (vice captain), Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar, RP Singh, Piyush Chawla, Pragyan Ojha.