The Indian Team which is going to play the Tri-Series Match against Australia and Sri Lanka has been declared. To the surprise of many Cricket enthusiasts, Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly’s names have been left out.

These gentlemen have consistently performed in the previous Matches. They have proved age is not a barrier to their performance. They have rescued Team India from a very crucial circumstance. These are experienced campaigners whose portfolio is a must for a winning combination. Excluding them from the One day Series is pressing alarm signal amidst the Team.

India at this junction needs the support of the Majestic-Three (Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly). Fortunately Tendulkar is selected in the one day squad. Exclusion of senior players will send wrong signals not only to the senior player but also to the budding players who are groomed for the future Indian Cricket Team.

The Tri-Series is against veteran Teams like Australia and Sri Lanka. The young players who are currently selected in the squad require better temperament while playing against quality bowling attack. The services of Saurav and Dravid are required to face quality bowling attack

On the other hand, this is the right opportunity for the much youngster to prove themselves and their talent to the Selectors. The youngsters are occupying the vacuum of the classy players. The new players must stand up to the name of these veterans and must lead the Indian Team towards success!

1. M.S. Dhoni (captain)
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Yuvraj Singh
4. Virender Sehwag
5. Dinesh Karthik
6. Robin Uthappa
7. Gautam Gambhir
8. Suresh Raina
9. Rohit Sharma
10. Irfan Pathan
11. Praveen Kumar
12. R.P. Singh
13. Ishant Sharma
14. S. Sreesanth
15. Harbhajan Singh
16. Piyush Chawla

Posted on January 21st, 2008 by Cricket
Filed under: ODI Cricket