India pick new faces for Pakistan

India have left veteran left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan out of their forthcoming Twenty20 and one-day international series against Pakistan. Sachin Tendulkar has retired from the 50-over format, but fellow batsman Virender Sehwag retains his ODI place. The Twenty20 squad is largely unchanged from the recent series against England. The first bilateral series between the two countries since 2007, comprising two T20 matches and three ODIs, begins with a T20 game on Christmas Day, Zaheer was dropped miay through the recent Test series against England, while destructive opener Sehwag's place had also been under threat after he only averaged 23.66 from nine ODIs in 2012.