Ganguly said the victory against the Proteas on Thursday was a "big relief" and it would boost the team's confidence before the upcoming series against Bangladesh and Pakistan.

"It's a big relief," Ganguly told reporters adding "We have been playing in Tests in the last two years but we lost in the home series against Australia this year. I'm pretty much sure the win against South African will help us get back our confidence."

Referring to the two Tests and three one day internationals against Bangladesh, he said youngsters like Shiv Shankar Paul from West Bengal, who finds a place in the 15-member Indian team for the Test series, might be in the final eleven depending on the nature of the pitch in that country.

"When somebody is selected in the team, he is open for a place in the final eleven. If the wicket is green and responsive to seam, Paul may get a look in," Ganguly said.

Meanwhile, vice-president of the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) Gautam Dasgupta said the reasons for exclusion of middle order batsman VVS Laxman and ace leg-spinner Anil Kumble, who equalled Kapil Dev's record haul of 434 Test wickets on Thursday, from the one-day series against Bangladesh is that the selectors felt some youngsters should be tried out on this tour.

The five-member selection committee headed by former wicketkeeper Kiran More chose Haryana's fast bowler Joginder Sharma and Bihar's wicketkeeper-cum-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the team for the one-day series against Bangladesh replacing Laxman and Kumble.

Joginder Sharma found a place in the national side because of his consistently good showing in the domestic competition and is a useful batsman as well with two centuries to his credit in first-class matches.

With outswinger as the main weapon in his armory, Sharma has captured 70 wickets in first-class matches since his debut in 2002-03 season at an average of 20.88 runs.

His coach Ashwini Kumar says Sharma is good with the old ball as well as he has the ability to reverse swing.

Dhoni too has been selected on the basis of an impressive performance in domestic circuit, which earned him the selectors' nod ahead of Dinesh Kaarthick who had played in the just-concluded series against South Africa. What tipped the scale in favour of Dhoni was his better batting ability.

But given the fact that Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid has a number of times kept wicket in one-day internationals, it remains to be seen whether Dhoni gets a chance in the final eleven.

The one-day team for Bangladesh also sees the return of Punjab's left-hander Dinesh Mongia for the first time since being dropped after the 2003 World Cup, the reason being his good performance for English county side Lancashire this year.

Another middle-order batsman Sridharan Sriram of Tamil Nadu finds his way back into the national squad for the one-dayers against Bangladesh.