Pakistan is coming in India on November. They will play five ODIs and three tests. They will face each other in the first ODI on 5 November 2007 at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati. It is the first time that India and Pakistan is going to meet again after Twenty20 World Cup Championship which was held in South Africa. India and Pakistan both has made some changes in their teams. India already has declared the 15 members’ squad for the first two ODI matches. A new face would be added in Indian team.
Rahul Dravid and Dinesh Karthik have been left out of the Indian squad for the first two one-dayers against Pakistan. Virender Sehwag makes a comeback, as does Gautam Gambhir, who recently recovered from a groin strain, while Uttar Pradesh allrounder Praveen Kumar is the only new face. Squad for first two one-dayers Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik.
Rahul Dravid has failed to make a good score last few matches as a result the selection board has decided to break him for the first two matches against Pakistan. Uttar Pradesh paceman Praveen Kumar has been selected in the replacement of Dravid. In an answer with the reporters, Dilip Vengsarkar, the chairman of the selection committee, said Dravid was "rested". "We decided to give him a break. He's a great player and he will be back soon.”
India former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has analyzed the word “rested” in a different way. He has explained that the words ‘rested and dropped’ are different meaning but use is same. He explained, “'Rested' has become an interesting term in world cricket these days, especially in Indian cricket. If S Badrinath or Ajit Agarkar is left out of the Indian squad, he has been 'dropped'. But if a heavyweight has been omitted, he is said to have been 'rested'.”
India became champion in Twenty20 World Cup Champion by new squad where the most important payers were absent. I think, they are hopping to show something unique in this series too.