^ And Junaid Siddiqui, Rayan Pathan and Kanwar Tathgur brought into the team. I'd agree about Dutta. I would have thought Dutta quickfire scoring might have tipped the scales in his favour ahead of Siddiqui. Dropping stalwart, Wijeyeratne was another tough decision. The two are not even in the listed reserves. We shall see whether it makes a difference in the results.
There is still time to make adjustments to the squad (until May 25th). The Canada/USA/UAE T20 series may be important to solidify places.
Edit: Perhaps unsurprisingly, there may be more to the story. The matter of selection rears its head. Peter Della Penna:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php? ... 3715051311
Is the USA's $500K participation fee the same as Canada received or is it larger as a tournament host ?
And this article suggests the coach has been left out of selection:
https://medium.com/@fardink/controversi ... 9d5033d58f
Just when things are starting to look good for Cricket Canada, the organization manages to create trouble for themselves.