Today selectors picked 16 member squad for Sri Lanka ODI Series and Challenger Trophy. The same squad is named for both series. Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan make a comeback in to the squad while Parthiv Patel and Munaf Patel are left out. Ishant Sharma is rested. Virat Kohli’s inclusion came as a little surprise. He led India to victory in the Under 19 World Cup and he represented Bangalore Royal Challengers in Indian Premier League (IPL). The out-of-form Robin Utappa is dropped along with Piyush Chawla and Sreesanth.

Squad
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt)
Sachin Tendulkar
Gautam Gambhir
Virender Sehwag
Yuvraj Singh
Rohit Sharma
Suresh Raina
Virat Kohli
Parthiv Patel
Irfan Pathan
Praveen Kumar
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
RP Singh
Munaf Patel
Pragyan Ojha