Sourav Ganguly [Images] was once again ignored by the national selectors, as the former Indian captain was left out of the 14-member Champions Trophy squad despite naming him among the probables.
Kerala [Images] seamer S Sreesanth [Images] was also left out of the squad, announed in Mumbai on Saturday, for the premier one-day tournament to be played from October 7 to November 5.
Leg-spinner Anil Kumble [Images], who was expected to return the one-day scheme of things until he developed a tendonitis of the shoulder during his County stint for Surrey, also did not find a place in the squad announced by BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah after a meeting of the national selection committee.
The prestigious biennial event is to be played in four centres at Mumbai, Mohali, Jaipur and Ahmedabad. India open their campaing against England [Images] at Jaipur on October 15.
The selectors retained the squad that recently visited Sri Lanka [Images] for the tri-series against Australia and the West Indies [Images] in Malaysia from September 12 to 24.
The 14-member squad for Champions Trophy: Rahul Dravid [Images] (captain), Virender Sehwag [Images], Sachin Tendulkar [Images], Yuvraj Singh [Images], Mohd Kaif, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Mongia, Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images], Irfan Pathan [Images], Rudra Pratap Singh, Ajit Agarkar [Images], Munaf Patel [Images], Harbhajan Singh [Images] and Ramesh Powar [Images].
The 15-member squad for tri-series in Malaysia: Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Mohd Kaif, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Mongia, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, S Sreesanth, Ajit Agarkar, Rudra Pratap Singh, Munaf Patel, Harbhajan Singh and Ramesh Powar.
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