India have omitted former captains Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly from their provisional 30-man squad for the Champions Trophy. Sachin Tendulkar was the only player from among the Fab Four who found a place in the list announced by Cricket Board.Dravid and Ganguly have not figured in the limited overs for nearly a year.
The selectors continued with their youth policy and included two key members from the India under-19 World Cup winning team, Virat Kohli and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
Left-handed Ganguly, who turned 36 on Tuesday, is the world's fourth-highest scorer with 11,363 runs in 311 matches with 22 centuries. He played his last one-dayer in November 2007.
Dravid, 35, has also not played a one-dayer this year as selectors look to build a team for the 2011 World Cup to be held in South Asia. His last match was in October 2007.
Dravid has scored 10,585 runs in 333 one-dayers with 12 hundreds.
Dravid, 35, has also not played a one-dayer this year as selectors look to build a team for the 2011 World Cup to be held in South Asia. His last match was in October 2007.
Dravid has scored 10,585 runs in 333 one-dayers with 12 hundreds.
The probables will be pruned and the final squad named a month ahead of the Champions Trophy scheduled from September 11.
