India's captain said Rohan Gavaskar and Amit Bhandari were unlucky to miss out on the Pakistan trip.
All-rounder Rohan Gavaskar, who toured Australia, was dropped from the 15-member squad for the one-day series against Pakistan.
The West Zone skipper's brilliant all-round display helped his team register a huge 180-run victory over South Zone in the Deodhar Trophy.
'I know that the CSK squad is deep, they've got a lot of options at the top, but I also believe that as much as the pressure is now on to find that No. 3, it's just probably the most challenging time that I can look for anyway for CSK.'
The Indian paceman, who claimed 5 for 44 in the four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI, rated his effort higher than the 6 for 42 he secured in Australia last season.
The Mumbai off-spinner took five for 66 to restrict Gujarat to 210 for eight on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Mumbai's seam attack had Madhya Pradesh reeling at 164 for 7 at stumps on day 1 in the Elite Ranji Trophy league match.
Ajit Agarkar believes in being prepared when opportunity presents itself. Irfan Pathan's side strain has given him a chance to return to the team.
India skipper Sourav Ganguly says the Baroda fast bowler is not bowling well and needs some time to get back his rhythm.
The Mumbai speedster said it will be a great experience bowling with the ace Aussie paceman.
The Indian skipper is desperate to end his prolonged lean patch with the bat.
All-rounder Ajit Agarkar has been replaced by left-arm quick bowler Ashish Nehra.
Akash Chopra, Ramesh Powar and Yuvraj Singh have also been named in the 15 member squad for the three-Test series against Pakistan.
The West Zone spinner claimed 7 wickets for 44 runs to dismiss South Zone for 187 on the opening day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match.
Three people were reportedly injured in the accident
The Indian captain said the team will try its best in Sunday's second final in Sydney.
Half centuries by Wasim Jaffer and Amol Muzumdar helped Mumbai take a 18-run first innings lead over Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy match.
Mumbai beat Bengal by an innings and 132 runs victory on the fourth and final day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match.
India chose Virender Sehwag and Akash Chopra as their openers leaving out Anil Kumble and S Ramesh from the XI.
The Indian pacer took 3 wickets for 41 runs in the County Championship Division One match against Gloucestershire.
The Indian skipper said that the scales tilted in favour of Ashish Nehra due to his good performance in the nets.
Mumbai Cricket Association on Tuesday said it was "not concerned" even if some of them joined the newly-formed union.
Paras Mhambrey will lead the side in the semi-final against Baroda from April 25 to 29.
The Indian fast bowler is suffering from a stiff calf muscle.
Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar also skipped optional practice in in extremely windy and demanding conditions at Basin Reserve, the venue of the first Test against New Zealand.
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