There are also doubts over the presence of England all-rounder Chris Woakes, who plays for Delhi Capitals in the IPL.
England clinched the series 4-3 in a major boost ahead of the World Cup.
New Zealand speedster Trent Boult on Wednesday surpassed legendary Kiwis all-rounder Richard Hadlee to register the most five-wicket hauls for his country in ODIs.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup semi-final match played between India and England in Adelaide on Thursday.
A superb 75 from Harry Brook and some big hitting from tailender Mark Wood earned England a pulsating three-wicket victory in the third Ashes Test.
The IPL 2024 auction, set to take place in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena on Tuesday, marks a historic moment as it becomes the first instance of an IPL auction being conducted overseas.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday.
IMAGES from the second Test between England and the West Indies in Nottingham on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday.
England have also included seamer Reece Topley, who they hope will have recovered from an ankle injury in time to play.
Images from Day 1 of the fourth Test between England and India, at The Oval, on Thursday.
England face fellow strugglers Sri Lanka in a must-win World Cup match on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the first Test between England and the West Indies, at Lord's, London, on Thursday.
The Ashes rivalry between the Australian and English cricket teams escalated to new levels, with the prime ministers of both countries jumping into the fray, again.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.
'He's already thinking about going back in the nets and working hard at his game and that's a good sign for me that he's still got that hunger. He's, what, 10 wickets away from 700 (Test wickets), and that will keep him going for a while yet.'
Afghanistan dismissed England for 215 to create one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.
England hammered India by an innings and 159 runs in the second Test at Lord's on Day 4 to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the five-match series, on Sunday.
Ball will be thrown into the Gabba cauldron in just his fourth test after recovering from a sprained ankle that saw him scratched from the tour match in Adelaide and rested for the final warm-up in Townsville last week, where Overton bowled.
Images from Day 2 of the third Ashes Test on Friday.
Afghan, who retired from all formats on Sunday after the match against Namibia in the ongoing T20 World Cup, had captained Afghanistan to 42 wins out of 52 games.
Images from the second ODI between England and Australia, at Old Trafford in Manchester, on Sunday
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
Josh Hazlewood, who was released by RCB, has been bracketed in the top-of-the-line Rs 2 crore base price in Tuesday's IPL auction.
Pant is also the first Asian wicket-keeper to take five catches in an innings on Test debut.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 1st Ashes Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Saturday
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Daryl Mitchell and Matthew Wade were the heroes for their respective teams as New Zealand and Australia set up a Trans-Tasman final in the T20 World Cup.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's, on Thursday.
The IPL is slated to begin from April 9 with the final scheduled to be played on May 30, while the opening Test against New Zealand begins on June 2.
England have rested all-rounders Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali, and paceman Chris Woakes for the third and final one-day international against South Africa on Monday as the trio aim to overcome injury concerns ahead of the Champions Trophy.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 5th Ashes Test played between England and Australia at The Oval, London, on Sunday.
England were in command on 30/1 at tea after bowling West Indies out for 121 on the opening day of the first Test.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test match between England and Pakistan in Manchester, on Wednesday.
England Lions tightened the screws on India 'A' as they dismissed the visitors for 197 and were going strong at 159 for 4 in their second innings on the third day of the only four-day unofficial Test, in Worcester.
A resurgent Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look for their fourth consecutive victory when they face an unpredictable Punjab Kings as the two sides fight for survival in the Indian Premier League, in Dharamsala on Thursday.
Woakes was named in the England Lions squad for Tuesday's runout but the 32-year-old did not think the return of fellow all-rounder Ben Stokes necessarily meant the end of his hopes of claiming a spot on the Test team.
Archer was released by the franchise last week. His name doesn't figure in the list of players who have registered for the IPL auction, set to be held on December 19 in Dubai.
Only 15 men in Test history have achieved the double of 500 runs and 40 wickets in a calendar year but England look set to add three players to that exclusive list on their tour of India, and could reasonably lay claim to fielding one of the most versatile teams ever assembled in the game's oldest format. With two more Tests to play in 2016, England allrounders Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes are within touching distance of completing the rare feat.
Stokes ton helps England beat Netherlands, end World Cup losing run
