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Joginder, Sreesanth surprise absentees in T20 WC probables
New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) Pacers Joginder Sharma, who
starred in the 2007 World Twenty20 Championships, and S
Sreesanth were left out of the 30 probables announced by the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saturday for the
second edition of the prestigious event to be held in England
in June.
Piyush Chawla and Ajit Agarkar were the other prominent
names which did not figure among the probables, otherwise
comprising members of the inaugural World Cup winning Indian
squad.
While Sreesanth, who is nursing an ankle injury and was
suppose to be fit before the T20 World Cup, no reason was
known for omission of Sharma, Chawla and Agarkar.
BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan refused to comment on the
omission of the players who played in the last edition of the
tournament.
"The Board cannot comment on player selection. It is a
matter concerning the selectors not us," he told PTI.
Batsman Robin Uthappa return to national fold after
around an eight-month lay off even as senior pros Sachin
Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman continued to remain out
of the Twenty20 scheme of things.
The list will be pruned to half before a final squad is
named.
Probables: Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Kaarthick, Gautam
Gambhir, M Vijay, M S Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, S
Badrinath, Rohit Sharma, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Virat
Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Wriddhiman
Saha, Zaheer Khan, Abhishek Nayar, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra,
Munaf Patel, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, R P Singh, Pragyan
Ojha, L Balaji, Harbhajan Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Praveen
Kumar, Naman Ojha. PTI SKI
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Air India officially opens new hub at Frankfurt Intl Airport
Frankfurt, Apr 4 (PTI) Air India has officially opened
its European hub at the Frankfurt International Airport from
where it will operate its west-bound flights.
The airline had launched two new daily US-bound flights
from Mumbai and Delhi and back last Sunday.
The Deputy Chairman of the Frankfurt International
Airport Stefan Schulte has said that Air India's chances of
joining the Star Alliance, the consortium of 21 global
carriers, have been improved by the opening of the Frankfurt
hub. "It is a good preparation for joining the alliance," he
said.
He hailed it as a milestone in more than 50 years of
cooperation between the airport and India's national carrier
and said it could lead to closer tie-ups in the coming years.
Air India and its passengers can now benefit from the
airports' excellent connectivity, modern infrastructure and
opportunities for operating new flights to many destinations,
he told PTI in an interview.
The Frankfurt Airport is ready to offer Air India more
such facilities to expand its operations, he said.
Air India has good prospects to start new flights to and
from Frankfurt when the airport's third runway becomes
operational by the year 2011.
India's Consul General Ajit Kumar said the opening of
Frankfurt hub is a great occasion for Air India and for
India's civil aviation industry. It will help Air India to
re-establish its credentials in Germany as a leading
international airline, which suffered a setback when it ceased
operating from the Frankfurt Airport for three years.
Air India is one of the few international airlines still
expanding in this difficult global economic situation and this
shows that the airline is well-placed to cope with the
economic and financial crisis and slump in global air travel,
Kumar said.
By operating some of the most modern aircraft and
offering seamless transfer for US-bound passengers from India
and back at the Frankfurt hub, Air India is now in a position
to compete with other international airlines, Air India's
Regional Manager (Central Europe) Ratan Bali said.
Air India's passengers can also get convenient
connections via the Frankfurt hub to a number of destinations
in Germany, in Europe and in the United States on Lufthansa
flights through code-sharing arrangements.
Air India has plans to tap the market potential of the
Indian diaspora in Germany and in other European countries by
launching publicity campaigns to inform them about the
attractive prices, most modern facilities and convenient
connections Air India's flights are offering for travellers
from Europe and the United States to India and vice versa,
Bali said. PTI CORR
DEP
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starred in the 2007 World Twenty20 Championships, and S
Sreesanth were left out of the 30 probables announced by the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saturday for the
second edition of the prestigious event to be held in England
in June.
Piyush Chawla and Ajit Agarkar were the other prominent
names which did not figure among the probables, otherwise
comprising members of the inaugural World Cup winning Indian
squad.
While Sreesanth, who is nursing an ankle injury and was
suppose to be fit before the T20 World Cup, no reason was
known for omission of Sharma, Chawla and Agarkar.
BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan refused to comment on the
omission of the players who played in the last edition of the
tournament.
"The Board cannot comment on player selection. It is a
matter concerning the selectors not us," he told PTI.
Batsman Robin Uthappa return to national fold after
around an eight-month lay off even as senior pros Sachin
Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman continued to remain out
of the Twenty20 scheme of things.
The list will be pruned to half before a final squad is
named.
Probables: Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Kaarthick, Gautam
Gambhir, M Vijay, M S Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, S
Badrinath, Rohit Sharma, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Virat
Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Wriddhiman
Saha, Zaheer Khan, Abhishek Nayar, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra,
Munaf Patel, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, R P Singh, Pragyan
Ojha, L Balaji, Harbhajan Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Praveen
Kumar, Naman Ojha. PTI SKI
DEP
NNNN
Air India officially opens new hub at Frankfurt Intl Airport
Frankfurt, Apr 4 (PTI) Air India has officially opened
its European hub at the Frankfurt International Airport from
where it will operate its west-bound flights.
The airline had launched two new daily US-bound flights
from Mumbai and Delhi and back last Sunday.
The Deputy Chairman of the Frankfurt International
Airport Stefan Schulte has said that Air India's chances of
joining the Star Alliance, the consortium of 21 global
carriers, have been improved by the opening of the Frankfurt
hub. "It is a good preparation for joining the alliance," he
said.
He hailed it as a milestone in more than 50 years of
cooperation between the airport and India's national carrier
and said it could lead to closer tie-ups in the coming years.
Air India and its passengers can now benefit from the
airports' excellent connectivity, modern infrastructure and
opportunities for operating new flights to many destinations,
he told PTI in an interview.
The Frankfurt Airport is ready to offer Air India more
such facilities to expand its operations, he said.
Air India has good prospects to start new flights to and
from Frankfurt when the airport's third runway becomes
operational by the year 2011.
India's Consul General Ajit Kumar said the opening of
Frankfurt hub is a great occasion for Air India and for
India's civil aviation industry. It will help Air India to
re-establish its credentials in Germany as a leading
international airline, which suffered a setback when it ceased
operating from the Frankfurt Airport for three years.
Air India is one of the few international airlines still
expanding in this difficult global economic situation and this
shows that the airline is well-placed to cope with the
economic and financial crisis and slump in global air travel,
Kumar said.
By operating some of the most modern aircraft and
offering seamless transfer for US-bound passengers from India
and back at the Frankfurt hub, Air India is now in a position
to compete with other international airlines, Air India's
Regional Manager (Central Europe) Ratan Bali said.
Air India's passengers can also get convenient
connections via the Frankfurt hub to a number of destinations
in Germany, in Europe and in the United States on Lufthansa
flights through code-sharing arrangements.
Air India has plans to tap the market potential of the
Indian diaspora in Germany and in other European countries by
launching publicity campaigns to inform them about the
attractive prices, most modern facilities and convenient
connections Air India's flights are offering for travellers
from Europe and the United States to India and vice versa,
Bali said. PTI CORR
DEP
NNNN
