Twenty20 surprise

So, the Indian cricket selectors chose the list of 30 probables and the announcement was made yesterday evening.

They indeed have sprung a surprise by not sticking to the regular ODI players for this format.Though this is more logical,we never expected the board to call cat a cat,looking at their past history.

The big three Sachin,Dravid and Ganguly aren't interested in this format and opted for a break.Infact, these players opting themselves out would have eased the job of the selectors.So,we would have a young team with quite a few rookie players,some of whom,would have never made it to the Indian team for the ODIs or Tests.Thats' a good begining:)

This would also mean a new Captain for the Twenty20 side for the worldcup.With the current indian players without any Twenty20 experience, it would have been ideal to pick players like Dinesh Mongia and murli kathik,who have a quite a good competitive Twenty20 experience from the English counties.As usual with the BCCI, we do not understand the reason for their omission.

It is very difficult to predict how well this team would perform in the championships, but with people like Yuvraj,Dhoni and karthik in the squad,we can hope for some good performances.

The selectors do have their task cut out when they meet again on August 7 to announce the final 15 for the worldcup.We do not have any info about the BCCI plans for the selected 30 in the interim.

We hope they organise a few competitive matches for the selected 30(apart from the ODI regulars, who are on tour),so that they gain atleast a little experience.