Several Pakistan players believe the decision to drop former Indian captain Rahul Dravid for the first two one-day internationals against them will give the visitors a big advantage.

The Indian selectors have left out Dravid for the games in Guwahati and Mohali on November 5 and 8 after he had a poor series at home against Australia .

Senior batsman Younis Khan said Dravid was a fantastic player who had always led from the front. “The advantage is for us. If India don’t perform well or lose the first two games, the pressure will increase on their selectors, and the captain and team management for having dropped someone like Dravid,” Younis said on Sunday.

“The pressure, which is already on India as they are playing at home, will only increase for their selectors and team management, and that will benefit us in the long run.”