Pacer Tushar dropped by selection panel despite great show
Updated On: 05 November, 2019 08:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Mumbai's senior panel drops Tushar Deshpande for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy despite pacer excelling in Mumbai Twenty20 league and for India 'A'
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Tushar Deshpande bowls during the Mumbai T20 league at Wankhede
Mumbai are set to play the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy matches at home from Friday, but they don’t have what would have been another advantage — India ‘A’ speedster Tushar Deshpande.
Deshpande was the second highest wicket-taker (19 wickets) in the same tournament last year, but his name did not figure in the team picked by the Milind Rege-led senior selection committee on Monday. While news of Deshpande’s dropping became a talking point in the city’s cricketing circles, Rege chose not to offer any comment on the decision.
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It is learnt that there was a heated debate among the selectors (Rege, Sanjay Patil, Pradeep Kasliwal, Sridhar Mandle and Guru Gupte) in the one-hour meeting. Deshpande clocked 140kmph-plus while playing for India ‘A’ in the recent series against their Sri Lankan and South African opponents.
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