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MUMBAI: The discussion lasted just 15 minutes and produced no surprises. There was no room for Sourav Ganguly in the team for the ODIs in Pakistan but Zaheer Khan returned, as did Sreesanth. The strengthening of the pace department means all-rounder JP Yadav is the only one to miss out on the five-match series from the 15 that figured in the last one-dayer against South Africa last year. The national selectors ? minus East Zone?s Ranjib Biswal, who is in Pakistan ? met here today but spent most of the 90-minute meeting waiting for Sreesanth?s recovery report from John Gloster and the captain and coaches views from Karachi. Zaheer?s inclusion marks his return to this form of cricket since being dropped along with VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble, after India?s season-opening tour of Sri Lanka in August last year. Chief selector Kiran More pointed out that VRV Singh, L Balaji and Ashish Nehra were not considered on fitness grounds. SQUAD: Dravid, Tendulkar, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Kaif, Raina, Dhoni, Gambhir, Irfan, Agarkar, Zaheer, R P Singh, Murali Kartik, Harbhajan, Sreesanth

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