Indian selectors baffle once more

The Indian selectors in another move that surprised a few scribes recalled Bengal stumper Saba Karim in place of Sameer Dighe. Just two days ago Dighe had a very good game, picking up four dismissals behind the stumps. Today, he finds himself back in the cricketing wilderness. Amit Bhandari, who did not get a look in, in any of the three One-Dayers has been dropped for no fault of his. This kind of chopping and changing will not do the youngster's confidence any good. The Delhi seamer has been dropped is replaced by Javagal Srinath. Also out of the squad is Bhandari's fellow mediumpacer Thiru Kumaran. Kumaran has not had a very good series against South Africa thus far. However, it is probably a shade unfair to expect him to do a whole lot more than this on the placid wickets the matches were played on.

What is most surprising however is the inclusion of Tamil Nadu south paw Sridharan Sriram. Sriram has been in the limelight recently, amassing big scores for Tamil Nadu in the domestic championships. However, it must be noted that all his good knocks have been in 4 day games and he has not displayed an ability to score quickly. Sriram's most recent knock of 288 against Uttar Pradesh has caught the eye of the selectors.

The teams announced are for the remaining two One-Dayers of the South Africa series and then on for the Coca Cola Tournament in Sharjah. It has also been announced that Karnataka seamer Venkatesh Prasad will join the team in Sharjah.