Widespread protests over dropping of Ganguly, Dravid

• Widespread resentment swept through cricket fans over Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and in-form VVS Laxman being dropped from India's squad for the triangular one-day series with Australia and Sri Lanka in Australia.

• While cricket fans were angry at the decision of the national selectors, most former Test stars, some of them former selectors, have welcomed the move to build a team for the future, keeping in view the 2011 World Cup in the subcontinent.

• The selectors went along with Dhoni's judgement - after consulting Test captain Anil Kumble - to pick a young squad with a major focus on fielding abilities because the bigger grounds in Australia require strong throwing arms and swift movers. It meant that both Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid find no place in the team.

• From the team that last played an ODI series, Ganguly and Murali Kartik were left out while an unfit Zaheer Khan was not considered. In their place come Suresh Raina and Piyush Chawla while Ishant Sharma, who bowled well in the Perth win, gets another ODI call. Dinesh Karthik was added as a back-up 'keeper to make it a 16-man squad.
• Fast bowler Sree Santh retained his ODI spot after being cleared to play after a shoulder injury.
• Sachin Tendulkar, the last of the senior pros holding onto a place in the ODI team, is expected to be played sparingly due to the fatigue factor. At the most, the 34-year-old would be playing in five out of the eight league games