Kumble, Sriram back in Indian team

Sourav Ganguly's place in the side went to Tamil Nadu's S Sriram while Irfan Pathan made way for Anil Kumble's return for the last two ODIs.

Rahul Dravid was on Tuesday made the Indian captain for the last two one-dayers against Pakistan in place of Sourav Ganguly who was banned for six limited overs matches for slow over rate during the fourth match in Ahmedabad.

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The Indian cricket board, which announced a 15-member squad for the last two matches, gave Ganguly's place in the side to Tamil Nadu's S Sriram while Anil Kumble was also back in the team in place of Irfan Pathan.

Leg-spinner Kumble missed the first two one-dayers due to injury while he was not considered for selection for the next two matches.

Virender Sehwag has been named as Dravid's deputy for the remaining matches of the series, to be held in Kanpur on Friday and New Delhi on Sunday.

Team: Rahul Dravid (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Mahendra Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammed Kaif, Dinesh Mongia, S Sriram, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik, Ashish Nehra, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar.