Mohammad Shami, Pragyan Ojha named in 30 India probables for South Africa series
Pacer Mohammad Shami recuperating from shoulder surgery and
left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, back with a remodelled action, were
among the 30 players called by the BCCI’s senior selection
committee for a preparatory camp ahead of the South African
team’s forthcoming tour of India. Shami has been out of reckoning
after the ICC Cricket World Cup owing to a knee surgery and
missed India’s away series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
besides cash-rich IPL.
The likes of Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa
and Virender Sehwag’s names were not even considered for the 30-
member probable, indictaing that they are completely out of the
mix as far as selection in the senior team is concerned. The
probables list comprise of 12 specialist batsmen, three
wicketkeepers, one all-rounder and 14 bowlers, including eight fast
bowlers and six spinners. In case of Shami and Wriddhiman Saha,
their fitness will be assessed ahead of the gruelling 72-day series
which includes four Tests, five ODIs and three T20 Internationals.
The camp will be held in Bengaluru from September 21 September
27. Following are the names of the players: M S Dhoni, Virat
Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar
Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Wriddhiman
Saha, Naman Ojha, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Harbhajan Singh,
Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Varun
Aaron, Karun Nair, Suresh Raina, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel,
Pragyan Ojha, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma, Karn Sharma,
Ambati Rayudu, Dhawal Kulkarni, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey.
