Mohammad Shami, Pragyan Ojha named in 30 India probables for South Africa series

   Pacer Mohammad Shami recuperating from shoulder surgery and 

left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, back with a remodelled action, were  
among the 30 players called by the BCCI’s senior selection 

committee for a preparatory camp ahead of the South African 

team’s forthcoming tour of India. Shami has been out of reckoning 

after the ICC Cricket World Cup owing to a knee surgery and 

missed India’s away series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh 

besides cash-rich IPL. 

    The likes of Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa 

and Virender Sehwag’s names were not even considered for the 30-

member probable, indictaing that they are completely out of the 

mix as far as selection in the senior team is concerned. The 

probables list comprise of 12 specialist batsmen, three 

wicketkeepers, one all-rounder and 14 bowlers, including eight fast 

bowlers and six spinners. In case of Shami and Wriddhiman Saha, 

their fitness will be assessed ahead of the gruelling 72-day series 

which includes four Tests, five ODIs and three T20 Internationals. 

The camp will be held in Bengaluru from September 21 September 

27. Following are the names of the players: M S Dhoni, Virat 

Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar 

Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Wriddhiman 

Saha, Naman Ojha, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Harbhajan Singh, 

Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Varun 

Aaron, Karun Nair, Suresh Raina, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, 

Pragyan Ojha, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma, Karn Sharma, 

Ambati Rayudu, Dhawal Kulkarni, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey.