Umesh and Varun should be groomed, says Akram

"Where is Umesh Yadav? And Varun Aaron seems to be a forgotten name. With the new selection committee in place, both Umesh and Varun should be groomed to power India's pace battery," Akram said.

Despite pulling off a one-run win over South Africa last night, India were ousted from the Super Eights stage of the ICC World Twenty20 on inferior net run-rate.

"I hear Varun is injured. I think the BCCI needs to get after him and pull him out of his problems. At least Umesh should have been in the T20 squad," Akram was quoted as saying by 'espnstar.Com'.

Talking about the team's opening combination, Akram continued to back out-of-form Virender Sehwag.

"India's opening combination has been a problem off late. Gautam Gambhir was sketchy and Virender Sehwag unpredictable. No matter what, I am still a Sehwag fan. He is still a bombshell and till India have a definite replacement, Sehwag cannot be ignored."

The former Pakistan pacer was also not convinced with India's combination in the tournament here.

"After watching India in five matches in Colombo, I am not sure if the MS Dhoni-Duncan Fletcher combination was picking the right team in every match.

"I am puzzled with the way the Indian team management has picked playing XIs. For example, I feel a wicket-taking bowler like Harbhajan Singh was missed against the ragged South Africans on Tuesday night." More