India drop stalwarts

8 July 2008

Batsman Rahul Dravid could well have played his last ODI for India © Getty Images

Former captains Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid have been left out of a shortlist of players picked by India selectors for the ICC Champions Trophy.

The list of 30 probables for the tournament, scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September, is packed with youngsters, many of whom come in on the back of strong performances in the Indian Premier League.

The omission of Dravid and Ganguly, however, appears to signal the end of their one-day international careers.

Ganguly has not been considered for selection for the one-day team since November last year, while Dravid's last ODI was in October.

Manoj Tiwary, Abhishek Nayar, Pankaj Singh and Ajinkya Rahane - all of whom turned in impressive performances in the IPL - have been included.

Virat Kholi and Ravindra Jadeja, two members of India's Under-19 squad which won the World Cup, have also made the cut.

India squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Robin Uthappa, Suresh Raina, Piyush Chawla, RP Singh, Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Manpreet Singh Gony, Pragyan Ojha, Parthiv Patel, Dinesh Karthik, Subramaniam Badrinath, Mohammad Kaif, Murali Kartik, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Yusuf Pathan, Sri Sreesanth.