{"id":12299,"date":"2012-12-13T09:23:08","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T09:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12299"},"modified":"2012-12-13T09:23:08","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T09:23:08","slug":"axing-under-performers-justified-says-azhar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12299","title":{"rendered":"Axing under-performers justified says Azhar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" src=\"images\/cricket\/00-azhar.jpg\" alt=\"Axing under-performers justified said Azhar\" width=\"250\" \/>Rajkot:<\/strong> Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin feels that it was right on the selectors part to drop the players who were not able to perform well and supported the decision to drop Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh from the fourth and final Test against England at Nagpur.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The selectors&#8217; decision to keep non-performing players out of the team is correct,&#8221; Azharrudin told the reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not only these two but all those who are not performing should be rested,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>He however stated that both these are very good and was sure that they will make a comeback sooner into the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have plenty of cricket left in them and would surely come back in the national side,&#8221; said the cricketer turned politician.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about Sachin retirement, he said, \u201cSachin is a great player and let him and selectors decide about his future.The selection committee is the right body to decide about who should play and who should retire.\u201d<strong><\/p>\n<p>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" src=\"images\/cricket\/00-azhar.jpg\" alt=\"Axing under-performers justified said Azhar\" width=\"250\" \/>Rajkot:<\/strong> Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin feels that it was right on the selectors part to drop the players who were not able to perform well and supported the decision to drop Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh from the fourth and final Test against England at Nagpur.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The selectors&#8217; 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