CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – India recalled Rahul  Dravid to the squad on Sunday for next month’s tri-series in  Sri Lanka and the Champions Trophy in South Africa.

The former captain’s last one-day international appearance  came in October 2007 before selectors opted for a more youthful  side with an eye on the 2011 World Cup.

The tri-series in Sri Lanka, which also involves New  Zealand, will be held from Sept. 8-14, while the Champions  Trophy runs from Sept. 22-Oct. 5.
Indian selectors hope the 36-year-old will bolster the  batting in the Champions Trophy on pacy South African pitches.  A young Indian batting unit struggled against short-pitched  bowling at the Twenty20 World Cup in England in June.

Sachin Tendulkar returned to the frame after opting out of  the one-day series in the West Indies, which the tourists won  2-1 last month, but explosive opener Virender Sehwag will miss  both tournaments after undergoing shoulder surgery.

Sehwag went under the knife in June for a shoulder tear  that had sidelined him for the Twenty20 World Cup and Caribbean  trip.
Left-hander Suresh Raina returned to the limited-overs  squad after recovering from a thumb injury while leg-spinner  Amit Mishra replaced left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha.

Ishant Sharma will spearhead the five-man pace attack in  the absence of experienced left-armer Zaheer Khan, who has been  ruled out of action until the end of the year after undergoing  surgery on an injured shoulder.

Team: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Yuvraj Singh, Sachin  Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Yusuf  Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Rudra Pratap Singh,  Ishant Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra and  Abhishek Nayar.