Most of the senior players are set to return to the Indian squad when the national selection committee headed by Krishnamachari Srikkanth [ Images ] meet in Capital to pick the team for the Asia cup in Sri Lanka [ Images ].

The selectors picked a virtually second string team for the tour of Zimbabwe were the rookies cut a sorry figure, failing to make it to the finals of the tri-nation series and losing both their matches to Zimbabwe.

It was a double set back for the Indian team, which had failed to reach the semi-finals in ICC [ Images ] World Cup Twenty20 [ Images ] in West Indies [ Images ].

Regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ], bowlers Zaheer Khan [ Images ] and Ashish Nehra [ Images ] and spinner Harbhajan Singh [ Images ] are certain to return to the squad, while poor form and fitness cast a cloud of doubt over Yuvraj Singh [ Images ].

Hard hitting opener Virender Sehwag [ Images ] is also recovering from a shoulder injury and is going under rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.

In absence of both Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir [ Images ], India's [ Images ] makeshift opening pair of Dinesh Karthik [ Images ] and Murali Vijay [ Images ] too failed to impress in Zimbabwe.

Rohit Sharma [ Images ], the only Indian to have impressed in Zimbabwe, is likely to be retained in the squad, along with Virat Kohli [ Images ].

Zaheer and Nehra's comeback is virtually a certainty because the likes of Ashok Dinda [ Images ] and Umesh Yadav looked listless in Zimbabwe, while R Vinay Kumar is nursing an injury.

In the slow blowing department also, India looked toothless with neither Amit Mishra [ Images ] nor Pragyan Ojha [ Images ] making an impression.

Offie R Ashwin will fancy his chances after making his contribution both with the bat and ball in the only match he played in Zimbabwe.