He won the world 100 metres gold medal in the biggest winning margin in the history of the championships.
The USA, which was looking to host some of the matches, will miss out.
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bermuda have been drawn in Pool 2.
The 64-year-old will take charge of his final international match in the third ODI between Australia and England at The Oval.
West Indies selectors called off spinner Omari Banks into their squad on Tuesday for the second Test against Bangladesh at Kingston, Jamaica.
The Pakistan batsman would undergo a surgery for a chronic shoulder problem that has been bothering him for the last two and half years
The 27-year-old scored 106 as Pakistan reached 336 for six on the first day of the second Test against West Indies.
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All eight venues selected to host matches for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 received the\n\nstamp of approval for their detailed stadium designs and operational plans.
The world's two largest economies, the United States and China, will again win most gold medals at the Olympics and Britain will push Russia into third place in the overall standings, Goldman Sachs predicted in a survey released on Monday.
China's Wu Minxia will make her bid to become the most decorated female Olympic diver at the Rio de Janeiro Games.
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"I've not regretted the decision, if it was a 300-run lead I would have batted again, if it happens in Jamaica I will bat again," Lara told reporters.
India recovered to 234 for five at stumps on Day One of the third Test against the West Indies, courtesy an unbeaten 108-run stand between Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha.
After West Indies eked out 189 for nine wickets off their 50 overs, India could muster only 178 all out off 49.4 overs in reply at North Sound on the island of Antigua.
The US sprinters finished together in 10.30 seconds yesterday, edging world champion Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis by .03 seconds.
Harris, 51, whose mother was from Chennai and father from Jamaica, is one among the six Democratic leaders, whom The Washington Post said are the top contenders to bag the party's nomination for the 2020 presidential elections.
Canada had questioned India's selection for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
It's a victory for the Commonwealth movement, said IOA president Suresh Kalmadi.
The Jamacian clocked 9.77 seconds at the Athens Super Grand Prix.
By signing the Host Agreement with the ICC, the West Indies became the official hosts for the 2007 event.
The World and Olympic champion broke the 100 metres world record with a time of 9.76 seconds at an IAAF Super Tour meeting on Friday.
"Essex gives me the best opportunity to show the selectors that I can also be an effective bowler in ODIs," Kaneria told on Friday.
Leg spinner Danish Kaneria's 4 for 36 and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's unbeaten century brought Pakistan close to their first Test win in the West Indies in 17 years.
Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq struck an unbeaten 64 to keep Pakistan in the hunt for a series levelling win against the West Indies on day three of the second and final Test.
Brian Lara scored his 30th test hundred as West Indies reached 275 for four in their first innings reply against Pakistan.
The Pakistan cricket team is now battling to save the series after losing the first match by 276 runs.
The fast bowler was named in a 13-man squad as a replacement for Fidel Edwards for the second Test against Pakistan.
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Olympic double silver medallist Yohan Blake completed the sprint double at the Jamaican Championships when he easily won the men's 200 metres on Sunday.
Usain Bolt once again produced his best when it mattered most to retain his 100 metres world title and reassert his status as the number one sprinter on the planet at a rocking Bird's Nest Stadium on Sunday night.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between India and the West Indies.
The fast bowler has been included in the squad for the four-Test series against the West Indies in March.
Former England fast bowler Stephen Harmison announced his retirement from cricket on Sunday.
Shiva Keshavan has often been described as India's answer to Cool Runnings, befitting as it was the film of Jamaica's unlikely bobsleigh team which played a role in inspiring his own unique story.
Vikas Gowda gave its first athletics gold medal of the 20th Commonwealth Games by winning the men's discuss throw on Thursday.
