Gautam Gambhir and seasoned opener Virender Sehwag have been omitted from the 30 probable members of India for the next ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh while spinner Harbhajan Singh veteran has been named in the list.
Rajat Bhatia Delhi versatile was a surprise inclusion while young Kerala wicket-keeper Sanju Samson, who was a revelation in the shorter format , and former captain of the India U - 19 Unmukt Chand were also included in the list probable for the event to be held from March 16 to April 6 .
Unknown railways leg-spinner Karn Sharma, who made an impression in the Indian Premier League and the Champions League for Sunrisers Hyderabad, was also named in the list announced by BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel .
Harbhajan was rewarded for his IPL performance last season where he was one of the best wicket -takers with 24 scalps at a rate of 6.15 impressive economy .
Its shape stick was also good as he hit match-winning 92 in Punjab quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy last week.
Gambhir , who is no longer in the Indian ODI or test team failed to make the cut alongwith Virender Sehwag , another player was higher was off the radar selection for some time due to poor form .
Irfan Pathan and Yousuf , Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay will not be included in the list.
But the biggest surprise was the inclusion of 34 Rajat Bhatia . A pillar Delhi , Bhatia was effective enough to Kolkata Knight Riders.
He scored 5089 points and took 107 wickets in 87 first class matches . He played 104 matches T20 and played in six IPL with Delhi Daredevils for the first three and the last three for KKR.
His strike rate is 116 to stand at No. 7 or 8, when he took 78 wickets at a rate of 7.15 economy is decent by the standards of T20 . Ashoke Dinda Bengal ( 37 wickets ) and Laxmi Ratan Shukla ( 584 points and 9 wickets ) but failed to do so in the team of 30 members.
The list of probable was largely taken on the basis of performance and IPL is why Mandeep Singh Kimgs XI Punjab Shahbaz Nadeem and left-arm spinner of Delhi Daredevils were also quality.
Probable cause : Shikhar Dhawan , Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli , Suresh Raina , Ajinkya Rahane , Ambati Rayudu , MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik , Ravindra Jadeja , Ravichandran Ashwin , Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami , Ishant Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Stuart Binny , Mohit Sharma, Kedar Jadhav , Yuvraj Singh Amit Mishra, Rajat Bhatia, Sanju Samson, Ishwar Pandey, Umesh Yadav, Unmukt Chand, Mandeep Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Varun Aaron , Shahbaz Nadeem , Parthiv Patel, Karn Sharma.
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