The Indians are hoping to erase the bitter memories of the 4-0 loss in South Africa by winning the three-match series, beginning in Belfast on Tuesday.
That depends on Axar Patel's recovery from injury.
Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar have still not recovered fully and are doubtful starters for the second ODI against Sri Lanka.
India defended a low total of 189 to beat the West Indies by 20 runs in the second ODI.
A solid 78 by Rohit Sharma helped West Zone defeat North Zone by 120 runs in the Deodhar Trophy match in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
West Zone, without Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan will take on East Zone in the Deodhar trophy on Sunday.
Suresh Raina deflected an Ajit Agarkar full-toss on to his cheek and started bleeding on the field.
New Zealander Scott Styris ended up being sold for an embarrassingly cheap $175,000 in the IPL players' auction in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Three batches of five players each would take part in the rolling camp ahead of the tri-nation series in Malaysia.
Mumbai's captain Sairaj Bahutule will be leading the Borad President's XI against the South Africans.
The national selection committee is unlikely to blood any rookie IPL performer during the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas but a couple of tried-and-tested faces might have to brace up for disappointment when the squad is finalised by the end of this month.
The Indian batting ace hit yet another ton in Lashings' 70-run victory over Sutton Valence School.
Delhi took the opening day's honours in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match against Mumbai being played at the Wankhede Stadium
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Rohan Gavaskar, Dinesh Karthik and Ajit Agarkar have been named in the 15-man squad for the Holland tri-series and NatWest Challenge.
The Delhi batsman said Sourav Ganguly had supported players like him, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Kaif early in their career
A newspaper report said the Team India coach wanted Ajit Agarkar instead.
All-rounder Rohan Gavaskar, who toured Australia, was dropped from the 15-member squad for the one-day series against Pakistan.
India's captain said the team is looking to improve its batting in the first 15 overs and also cut down on the number of extras.
Ashish Nehra, who pulled out due to a back injury, will be replaced by Ajit Agarkar.
It is not certain whether KL Rahul opening the batting will work for the team in the future.
Former Australia speedster Dennis Lillee said some 'Sikh boys and a few others are really good and look to be long-term future prospects'.
Discuss the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka.
ROhit Sharma recently threw a party to celebrate his record ODI knock. His teammates form the Indian national team, Mumbai Ranji team and a few Bollywood celebrities were seen in attendance.
Former Test stumper Sameer Dighe was on Friday named as the new coach of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team for next season.
Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan have been picked in the 31-member team.
The Mumbai off-spinner took five for 66 to restrict Gujarat to 210 for eight on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Mumbai's seam attack had Madhya Pradesh reeling at 164 for 7 at stumps on day 1 in the Elite Ranji Trophy league match.
Ajit Agarkar believes in being prepared when opportunity presents itself. Irfan Pathan's side strain has given him a chance to return to the team.
The Indian captain said the team could have probably spared themselves and the fans the heart-stopping moments towards the end.
India skipper Sourav Ganguly says the Baroda fast bowler is not bowling well and needs some time to get back his rhythm.
Venugopal Rao and VRV Singh were included in India's playing eleven for the sixth ODI against England.
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