Kaneria disappointed after being dropped for VB Series

Danish Kaneria has admitted he fears for his one-day international career following the disappointment of being left out of Pakistan's squad for the triangular VB series in Australia.

The leg spinner Kaneria believes he could come to be thought of as a Test bowler only after he was dropped for the tournament, which starts on January 14 and also features West Indies. He took 15 wickets as Pakistan were whitewashed 3-0 by Australia in the recent Test series, and believes he could have used the experience of bowling to top batsmen to great effect in the forthcoming one-dayers.

"It is disappointing not to be retained for the one-dayers because I think I can be effective in limited overs cricket as well," Kaneria, 24, told the Reuters news agency on Sunday. "Having bowled to the world's best batsmen I have gained a lot in confidence and ideas. But the team management told me I needed to rest before the tour to India in February."

But Kaneria, who has played ten one-day internationals, remained upbeat about his chances of making a return to the limited overs arena, and vowed to try hard to gain a place in the forthcoming tour of India in February, which includes five one-day internationals.

"Leg spinners have played an effective role in one-dayers in the past," he argued. "Shane Warne, Anil Kumble... they all won matches for their country. I will just have to work harder to convince everyone they can rely upon me in limited overs cricket."