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Sehwag Replaced with Pujara for First Three ODIs Against Eng

  •   Mon, Jan 07 2013 09:01:35 AM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS): India's cricket selectors Sunday dropped opening batsman Virender Sehwag from the 15-member squad for the first three One-Day Internationals (ODI) of the five-match series against England starting Jan 11.

The out-of-form Sehwag was replaced by Cheteshwar Pujara -- who stands to make his debut -- but surprisingly Rohit Sharma managed to retain his place in the team.

Sehwag was also dropped from the third and final ODI against Pakistan here Sunday. Two selectors, Vikram Rathour and Saba Karim, were seen having a chat with Sehwag on the eve of the match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday.

The Sandip Patil-led selection committee met here Sunday and announced the team immediately after the ODI that India won in a thrilling fashion by 10 runs.

Pacers Shami Ahmed, who made a good debut here finishing with figures 1/23, and the impressive Bhuvneshwar Kumar also found a place in the side.

The five-match ODI series will be played at Rajkot (Jan 11), Kochi (Jan 15), Ranchi (Jan 19), Mohali (Jan 23) and Dharamsala (Jan 27).

The squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C) (WK), Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashok Dinda and Shami Ahmed.
  

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  • Rayan, udupi

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    Guys Irfan pathan and praveen kumer are both injured.

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  • sudarshan, ganjimut

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    whether it is test / one day Only player who could give india a win is sehwag . nobody could give even tendulkar a test match win without sehwag. opposition always use to be depensive when sehwag bats. they always wanted sehwag wicket that is all. he is the game changer always. even in test match with hard hitting he is use give huge total with fast run rate. because of him many players including tendulkar remained so long in cricket. because he plays fast and others use to play under his shadow with slow run rate and careful batting. it is sehwag never use to think about next match and play for country. very bad decision. infact rohit sharma was only player should have been kept out. sehwag will come back.

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  • G R PRABHU, BEJAI ,MANGALORE

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    Team ors not given importance for performance ,but pressure from out side.

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  • Ahmed, Mangalore / Doha

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    Why is IRfan Pathan being ignored?

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  • John Maxim D'souza, KULUR , MANGALORE, DUBAI

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    hey ors dont make any parshality in ing team i dont understand why rohith sharma still get chances did he any relateives of or ? shewag is 100% better than rohith sharma just have look of last 15 matches of each sewag and sharma then the actual player for team ok just open your eyes and choose right player for country.

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  • Dinesh, Mulky/Bahrain

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    I don't understand why Gambir and Rohit retained in team? We should totally blame to dhoni on this issue. He gave lot of chance to Rohit in team but his contribution is big 0. Only alternative is their injury to keep them out from team and get chance for new comers.

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  • Jaimini P.B., Mnaipal,Sharjah

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    Rohit Sharma..Highly talented cricketer according to cricket pundits..but big flop cricketer as per fans..Yes, he is a Flop No.1 in Indian cricket..He failed to score double digit score in the last 10 innigs except one match.To me,he is a magician man.Because he gets a chance in all series.May be that is the meaning of Highly Talented word. Mr Sandip Patil & Dhoni..PLEASE..enough is enough..

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  • nasir, mangalore

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    ROHIT SHARMA tuje sharam ana chayihe. You are fit for only IPL
    ( money matches)

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  • Sandesh, Mangalore, Oman

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    Before replacing players, some of the ion commitee members as well as one is on top to choose his choice of highly paid cricketwalas. Is there any fixed commission on percentage wise ?

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  • vashal, mangalore

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    I am feel Gambhir & rohit to be thrown immidiately.Talent alone will not work need to be hardwork done.I feel we need give chance to Mukund for Gambir & rayudu/ maneria for Rohit.Youvraj/Raina need to be contributed bit more in Batting.

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  • H.A.SAYED, UDUPI-SALALAH-OMAN

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    ors should have ped out-of-form Gautam Gambhir,Rohit Sharma,and Yuvraj Singh but surprisingly they in the team

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  • Rayan, Udupi

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    Sehwag ped was good decision. But when only 1 player ped its wost decision. Rohit, Gambhir,raina needed to b ped and mukand,rayudu,should have been given chance.

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  • avani, mlore/uae

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    Good decision to Sehwag. Another worry is other youngsters like Rohit and Kohli are not performing at all. Probably for Rohit this will be last series if he doesnot perform. I am more worried about all hyped boy Kohli. If youngsters are not performing, it becomes hard for ors to take bold decisions on ping Non performing seniors!

    By the by, PAK vs India series finished. I think Muthalik went to deep sleep!!!

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  • Lingappa, Kuppepadavu

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    Lime many others Shewag hardly moved on the feild. His fielding was patheic and his running between wickets were a disaster. He had a tough time carrying his paunch around. The entire team needs to be revamped. At least we can save the humiliation with the pretext  that its a new young team, give them time to settle down.

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  • R.Bhandarkar., M

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    What about 2G's place? Confused-
    Gautam Gambhir-Yaar! He is a loss
    sorry liability to the team -man!
    Veeru's Attitude-
    Gauti's a 'Dead-Dude'
    Let's accept this with
    'Fortitude'

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  • Naveen D'souza, Valencia-Kuwait

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    GAMBIR, ROHIT (DHONI'S SISTERS FUTURE HUSBAND) WHY THEY ARE IN THE TEAM. SEHWAG YOUR TIME IS FINISH YOU SHOULD RESIGN. THERE IS LOT YOUNG PLAYERS IN 'Q' GIVE THEM A CHANCE AND LET THEM PLAY FOR COUNTRY. HOW WE GOT BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR & SHAMI AHMED. GOOD LUCK TEAM INDIA.

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  • ullas. J, mangalore/dubai

    Mon, Jan 07 2013

    Very poor ion its like Sevag has been dumped here. 'No'hitSharma has failed to score more than five in his last six knocks and is averaging 13 in his last 14 one-day has been retained.BCCI's lust for money will kill Cricket.

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