Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar were rested and Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath and Bengal wicketkeeper Wriddhimaan Saha recalled to India's 16-member ODI squad for the tour of the West Indies.
Karnataka pacer Vinay Kumar also found a berth while Amit Mishra, Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma made a comeback to the squad that will be captained by Gautam Gambhir.
Young Suresh Raina was named his deputy.
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla and temperamental pacer S Sreesanth, who both featured in India's World Cup-winning squad, were axed.
Dhoni, Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan have been rested for the ODI series and the lone Twenty20 match, but will be available for the Test series.
The tour opens with a Twenty20 match on June 4, followed by five one-dayers, starting June 6.
The three Tests are scheduled from June 20
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