just because India has not qualfied for the super8s , it does not mean, who have been alreay left out should get an automatic inclusion. Kaif has done really badly in the Deodhar tropy, as he always do. He had a string of ducks in th Deodhar Tropy, and he also made a world record against Srilanka at home (4 consecutive ducks), if i remember right, 2 of them were golden.
All i have to say is Kaif and Raina will have to play and prove themselves in the domestic circuit. They both got into the Indian team through the backdoors(Under-19). I have not seen Kaif playing a single substantial knock 150+ in a domestic game(Ranji,Duleep)
Definitely he should not come close to ODI selection now. Tests, if he can prove, he can get back.
But remember there are other worthy contenders for the tests like Cheteswar Pujara ,Badrinath Subramaniam, etc., Pujara played some matchwinning knocks and Badrinath has proved time and again, how reliable he is.
And also Rohit Sharma being talked about ahead of Badri and Pujara does not make any sense to me. Another back door selection in the waiting!!!!