Master-blaster batsman Sachin Tendulkar was named in India's one-day cricket squad for the next two matches against England, marking the champion batsman's return to one-day fold after a gap of eight months.

All-rounder Irfan Pathan was also included in the squad while fellow pacer Rudra Prasad Singh and Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay, who were in the team for the first three matches of the seven match series, have been left out.

Headed by former skipper K Srikkanth, the national selection committee, decided to make just two changes in the 15-member squad.

Tendulkar, who had played his last ODI against Australia in Brisbane in March this year, had been rested for the first three matches after having played in all the four Tests against Australia recently. The 35-year old batsman missed the tri-nation series in Bangladesh, the Asia Cup in Pakistan and the one-day series in Sri Lanka with injuries.

Irfan Pathan has been rewarded with a berth in the ODI sqaud for his consistent performance in domestic cricket in the last few months.

The team: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Virat Kohli, Pragyan Ojha, Irfan Pathan.