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India retain same squad for the final ODI |
April 15th, 2005:
India captain Saurav Ganguly has been left
out of the side for the sixth and final one-dayer
against Pakistan in New Delhi on Sunday despite
being available pending an appeal over his
six-match ban.
The 32-year-old, already under fire because
of his poor batting form, was banned by
International Cricket Council match referee
Chris Broad for his team's repeated slow over
rate following Tuesday's defeat in game four in
Ahmedabad.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
asked him not to play in Friday's fifth match in
Kanpur to avoid the team losing focus and his
deputy Rahul Dravid was named as captain.
The board has again not included him for the
final match but did not say whether it was
because of his poor form or to keep continuity.
Opening batsman Shahid Afridi smashed a
46-ball 102 to give Pakistan a five-wicket
victory in Kanpur for a 3-2 series lead.
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