Sourav Ganguly [ Images ] was once again ignored by the national selectors, as the former Indian captain was left out of the 14-member Champions Trophy [ Images ] squad despite naming him among the probables.

Kerala [ Images ] seamer S Sreesanth [ Images ] was also left out of the squad, announed in Mumbai [ Images ] on Saturday, for the premier one-day tournament to be played from October 7 to November 5.

Leg-spinner Anil Kumble [ Images ], who was expected to return the one-day scheme of things until he developed a tendonitis of the shoulder during his County stint for Surrey, also did not find a place in the squad announced by BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah after a meeting of the national selection committee.

The prestigious biennial event is to be played in four centres at Mumbai, Mohali, Jaipur [ Images ] and Ahmedabad [ Images ]. India [ Images ] open their campaing against England [ Images ] at Jaipur on October 15.

The selectors retained the squad that recently visited Sri Lanka [ Images ] for the tri-series against Australia [ Images ] and the West Indies [ Images ] in Malaysia from September 12 to 24.

The 14-member squad for Champions Trophy: Rahul Dravid [ Images ] (captain), Virender Sehwag [ Images ], Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], Yuvraj Singh [ Images ], Mohd Kaif, Suresh Raina [ Images ], Dinesh Mongia, Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ], Irfan Pathan [ Images ], Rudra Pratap Singh, Ajit Agarkar [ Images ], Munaf Patel [ Images ], Harbhajan Singh [ Images ] and Ramesh Powar [ Images ].

The 15-member squad for tri-series in Malaysia: Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Mohd Kaif, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Mongia, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, S Sreesanth, Ajit Agarkar, Rudra Pratap Singh, Munaf Patel, Harbhajan Singh and Ramesh Powar.