India meduim pacer Ishant Sharma has been dropped from India‘s squads for Asia Cup and T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. The National Selection Committee which met in Bangalore also axed middle-order batsman and MS Dhoni’s confidate Suresh Raina from the squad announced for Asia Cup, but has been retained for World T20 next month. Suresh Raina will be replaced by Cheteshwar Pujara for Asia Cup.
Selectors named the Indian team for the two big events on Tuesday and took a fair look at India’s dismal performance in the ODI leg of the tour of New Zealand.
While Ishant was penalised for his poor performance in the ODI series, where he picked up just two wickets in two matches, Raina too has also been out of form – averaging 28 from three matches on the tour which concluded earlier this month.
India begins its journey in Asia Cup against hosts Bangaldesh on February, 26, 2014. Meanwhile, in the World T20, which is to be held in same country, India are place alongside Pakistan, Australia, West Indies, and of the qualifiers which will begin from March, 16, 2014.
India squad for Asia Cup: MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Varun Aaron, Stuart Binny, Amit Mishra, Ishwar Pandey
India squad for World Twenty20: MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Stuart Binny, Amit Mishra, Mohit Sharma, Varun Aaron
BCCI from its Twitter account announced suqads for Asia Cup and World T20:
Asia Cup:
Asia Cup squad: MSD (C), Dhawan, Rohit, Virat, Pujara, Rayudu, Rahane, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvi, Shami, Aaron, Binny, Amit Mishra, Ishwar
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 11, 2014
World T20:
ICC WT20 squad: MSD (C), Dhawan, Rohit, Virat, Raina, Yuvraj, Rahane, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvi, Shami, Binny, Amit Mishra, Mohit, Aaron
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 11, 2014
