NEW DELHI: The major bone of contention between skipper MS Dhoni and chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth during Friday's selection committee meeting was over who to pick as second wicket-keeper in the 16-member squad for the New Zealand tour: Dinesh Karthik or Parthiv Patel?
The Gujarat wicketkeeper should consider himself unlucky not to have made the cut for at least one of the three teams picked on Friday despite having the backing of the team and skipper MS Dhoni. Sources in the team management confirmed to TOI, however, that the selectors 'insisted' on picking Tamil Nadu's Karthik instead.
"Parthiv was the team's first choice as the second wicketkeeper and he did reasonably well in the last Test match he played in Sri Lanka. But Karthik made the cut because of the insistence of the selectors. Now, Parthiv will have to wait for a while and may come in the reckoning only after the IPL gets over," a team source told TOI on Saturday.
Apart from that one difference, the other new selections were unanimous choices. The team management expressed confidence in Balaji, Murali Vijay and Dhawal Kulkarni as the back-up players in the team.
"Balaji, in particular, has the right attitude and is willing to put a lot of hard work in the nets. Even though he wasn't impressive in the One-day match that he played against Sri Lanka, he showed hunger to succeed," the source added.
Another player whose comeback prospects were discussed was Sree Santh, but there was general agreement that the Kerala pacer, returning after a long injury layoff, would have to show some form before being drafted back into the national team.
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The Gujarat wicketkeeper should consider himself unlucky not to have made the cut for at least one of the three teams picked on Friday despite having the backing of the team and skipper MS Dhoni. Sources in the team management confirmed to TOI, however, that the selectors 'insisted' on picking Tamil Nadu's Karthik instead.
"Parthiv was the team's first choice as the second wicketkeeper and he did reasonably well in the last Test match he played in Sri Lanka. But Karthik made the cut because of the insistence of the selectors. Now, Parthiv will have to wait for a while and may come in the reckoning only after the IPL gets over," a team source told TOI on Saturday.
Apart from that one difference, the other new selections were unanimous choices. The team management expressed confidence in Balaji, Murali Vijay and Dhawal Kulkarni as the back-up players in the team.
"Balaji, in particular, has the right attitude and is willing to put a lot of hard work in the nets. Even though he wasn't impressive in the One-day match that he played against Sri Lanka, he showed hunger to succeed," the source added.
Another player whose comeback prospects were discussed was Sree Santh, but there was general agreement that the Kerala pacer, returning after a long injury layoff, would have to show some form before being drafted back into the national team.
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