Ricky Ponting does not doubt the potentials of the youngsters in the Indian side but the Australian skipper said he is little baffled by the absence of Sourav Ganguly in the visitors' squad.
A day before the tri-series opener, the Australian said he wanted his side to be wary of the young Indians. But at the same time, he couldn't help but express surprise at Ganguly's absence.
"As we saw in India last year, these young guys can do a good job in international level. There is also experience in the form of Sachin (Tendulkar) and (Virender) Sehwag, Yuvraj (Singh) and (Gautam) Gambhir. We would see these younger players shine at different times right through this series.
"But I am surprised that Sourav Ganguly is not in their line-up, that he is not around," he said.
Ganguly has been consistent in both Test and One dayers since his return from the wilderness but India decided to leave out the former captain from its one day squad in order to blood youngsters.
Dwelling on the tri-series, Ponting felt that the hosts had gathered some momentum from the crushing win over India in the Twenty20 game in Melbourne last evening.
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