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Ganguly happy with one-day team selection

By Our Special Correspondent

Hamilton Dec. 23. Even as the final pieces of the jigsaw fell in place, with pacemen Aashish Nehra and Rakesh Patel taking up the final two slots for the seven-match One-Day International series against the Kiwis, skipper Sourav Ganguly expressed happiness with the selection of the side.

On the inclusion of Rakesh Patel, he said, "We heard he has been doing well in the domestic competitions back home, and it would be nice for us to have a look a him.'' On Nehra being retained, the skipper noted, "he bowled well here in Hamilton.''

However, left-arm spinner Murali Kartik, who was India's best bowler in the ODI series against the West Indies at home that preceded the New Zealand tour, must consider himself desperately unfortunate to be left out.

After his sterling display at home, that even earned Kartik praise from the West Indian captain Carl Hooper, all that the left-armer got to bowl in New Zealand was one over during that exhibition Super Max game. And soon he will be on his way back.

Ganguly admitted, "Someone like Kartik, who did well against the West Indies, is probably unlucky to miss out.'' On the return of the experienced Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble, the skipper said, "it is good to be in full strength.''

About the coming one-day series, Ganguly said, "It is going to be long and hard.'' New Zealand is a combative one-day outfit, and the Indians know it.

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