Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] was rested while pacemen Ishant Sharma [ Images ] and Praveen Kumar [ Images ] were dropped on Friday from India's [ Images ] 16-member squad for next month's tri-series in Bangladesh.

Temperamental speedster S Sreesanth [ Images ], who missed the ODI series against Sri Lanka [ Images ] because of swine flu, and Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda [ Images ] were included in the ODI squad for the Tri-series announced by the BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan after a selection committee meeting in New Delhi [ Images ].

Ishant, who has been in poor form in recent times, was not only axed from the Tri-series squad but was also not included in the team for the fifth and final ODI against Sri Lanka in New Delhi on Sunday.

Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha [ Images ] was also left out of the tri-series squad with the national selectors preferring leg spinner Amit Mishra [ Images ] to share the spin bowling responsibilities with Harbhajan Singh [ Images ].

Dashing left-hander Yuvraj Singh [ Images ], who only played one match in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, has been named in the tri-series squad, which has no new face.

"Sachin Tendulkar desired to be rested for the Tri-series at Bangladesh. He will play the Tests against Bangladesh," Srinivasan said in a BCCI press release issued on Friday night.

Virender Sehwag [ Images ], who led India when Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] was unavailable following the two-match suspension for slow over-rate, has been named vice-captain of the tri-series squad.

Rohit Sharma [ Images ], who figured in India's Twenty20 [ Images ] squad, has also been recalled for the tri-series in Dhaka from January 4-13.

Apart from India, hosts Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are the two other teams.

The tri-series will be followed by a two-match Test series in Chittagong (Jan 17-21) and Dhaka (Jan 24-28). The team to be captained by Dhoni has six specialist batsmen, two specialist spinners and five pacemen. It has one all-rounder in Ravindra Jadeja [ Images ], who has been quite effective as left-arm spinner and two wicketkeepers in captain Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik [ Images ].

In the absence of Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir [ Images ] is likely to open the innings with his Delhi teammate Sehwag while it will be interesting to see who bats at the crucial number three position.

Zaheer Khan [ Images ] will spearhead the pace attack, which also has Ashish Nehra [ Images ] and Sreesanth besides the two rookies Sudip Tyagi and Ashok Dinda.

Squad for the 5th ODI against Sri Lanka
M S Dhoni (Captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli [ Images ], Suresh Raina [ Images ], Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Sudeep Tyagi [ Images ], Dinesh Karthik, S Sreesanth, Ashok Dinda, Pragyan Ojha.

Sqaud for the Bangladesh tri-series:
M S Dhoni (Captain), Virender Sehwag (Vice-Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Sudeep Tyagi, Dinesh Karthik, S Sreesanth, Ashok Dinda, Amit Mishra.