Gambhir, Yuvraj not in final 15 for Champions Trophy - Sandeep Patil-led selection co- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Sandeep Patil-led selection committee on Saturday dropped Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh from the Champions Trophy probables list while naming Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay as the two openers.

In This Pic : Gautam Gambhir

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Dinesh Karthik earned a recall and pacer Umesh Yadav returned from injury in a squad that will be captained by MS Dhoni.

In This Pic : Dinesh Karthik

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India last played a one-day series in January when they hosted England for a five-match rubber and the selectors having nothing to fall back on but the ongoing IPL to judge the players' form.

In This Pic : MS Dhoni

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The selectors have gone in with seven batsmen, five pacers, one spinner and an all-rounder in Ravindra Jadeja, though R Ashwin, Irfan Pathan are also quite handy with the bat.

In This Pic : Ravindra Jadeja

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The selectors left out Ajinkya Rahane as his form has deserted him in recent times and he has a few technical issues to sort out. The Mumbai batsman has been vulnerable to in-coming deliveries, a chink exposed by the England bowlers, especially Steve Finn.

In This Pic : Ajinkya Rahane