Rajkot, Jan 12: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has been named in the 30 probables list for the World Cup as well as for the first two one-day internationals against West Indies later this month. The BCCI selection committee that met here today has axed opener Virender Sehwag and appointed Sachin Tendulkar as vice-captain.
Chairman of the selectors Dilip Vengsarkar told reporters that Ganguly was picked for the side after his "excellent performance" in ODIs. He is an experienced player and he has done well in South Africa, he said. The team for the first two one-dayers against West Indies:
Rahul Dravid (Capt), Sachin Tendulkar
(VC), Gautam Gambhir, Sourav Ganguly, Robin Uthappa, Joginder Sharma, Ajit Agarakar, M S Dhoni, R P Singh, Dinesh Kaarthick, Suresh Raina, Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth, Ramesh Powar, Harbhajan Singh.
The 30 probables for the World Cup:
Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Mohd Kaif, Gautam Gambhir, Sourav Ganguly, Robin Uthappa, Joginder Sharma, Ajit Agarakar, M S Dhoni, R P Singh, Dinesh Kaarthick, Suresh Raina, Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth, Romesh Pawar, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel, Anil Kumble, Dinesh Mongia, VRV Singh, Parthiv Patel, VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Cheteswar Pujara, S Badrinath, Rajesh Pawar. (Agencies)
