Mohd. Kaif used to be one of my favourite players in the Indian team. Dedicated team player, cool head, great attitude and temperament. So, it was kind of an unpleasant surprise to see him whining time and again demanding reasons as to why he was dropped.

Simple reason, mate: You didn't do well enough lately to cement your place in the side. Fair enough, you could argue that you were given somewhat of a raw deal in the Malaysia matches post the WI series of last year where you performed very well indeed, but you have done nothing of note subsequently, or prior to the WI series. And you cannot complain of not being given enough chances in ODIs either, unlike say a VVS Laxman.

Complaining will do your cause no good. And if you want to make a come back into the Indian squad, give a call to Zaheer Khan and ask him how to do it. And later on, don't forget to ask Saurav Ganguly either on how to cement your place in the side when making a comeback.