Saurav left out from the one day squad …

Sourav Ganguly has been left out of India's squad for the one-day triangular series against Australia and Sri Lanka next month.

Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman continue to be sidelined from the one-day side, while batsman Suresh Raina has been included for the first time since January 2007.

Test skipper Anil Kumble was also a surprise exclusion from the Indian team after leading his side to an impressive victory against the Australians during the third Test in Perth.

Glimpses of Yuvraj performance in VB series

The 16-man team will first face Australia in an international Twenty20 match on February 1, two days before opening the triangular series against the hosts in Brisbane.

Squad: MS Dhoni (capt), Yuvraj Singh, S Tendulkar, V Sehwag, P Kumar, R Uthappa, I Pathan, S Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Gautam Gambhir, RP Singh, I Sharma, R Sharma, S Raina, D Karthik, P Chawla.