Kaif, a one-day specialist, missed the first five matches of the series because of a hamstring injury and was asked by the selectors to prove his fitness in a domestic game.

Uncapped all rounder Vikram Singh, 21, was also called up in the only other change to the squad after India lost the fifth game of the series by five wickets on Sunday. India lead the series 4-1.

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Middle-order batsman Venugopal Rao and all-rounder Jai Prakash Yadav were left out.

The last two one-dayers will be played in Rajkot and Baroda on Wednesday and Saturday.

Squad:

Rahul Dravid [Images] (captain), Virender Sehwag [Images], Sachin Tendulkar [Images], Yuvraj Singh [Images], Mahendra Dhoni [Images] (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Kaif, Irfan Pathan [Images], Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh [Images], Ajit Agarkar [Images], Gautam Gambhir [Images], Murali Kartik [Images], S.Sreesanth [Images], Rudra Pratap Singh, Vikram Singh.