India included R P Singh in the eleven, while England omitted Matthew Hoggard for the first ODI.
The latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test cricket saw Tendulkar drop four places to 16th.
"It's nonsense. I hope to play for a long time yet," the England skipper said.
England's cricketing heroes were honoured for their triumph over Australia in the Ashes series last summer
England's Monty Panesar has shot up 14 places in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers following his ten-wicket haul in the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford.
England face severely depleted Zimbabwe, while New Zealand take on the United States in the ICC Champions Trophy on Friday.
The Australian pacer said he had been joking when he made the comment and apologised to England's bowlers.
The South-African all-rounder was named the joint ICC player of the year and Test player of the year
India won the toss and elected to field in the seventh and final ODI against England.
Venugopal Rao and VRV Singh were included in India's playing eleven for the sixth ODI against England.
Chris Gayle will replace Shahid Afridi in the ICC World XI line-up for the second Super series ODI
Paul Russel said his team was surprised at Andrew Flintoff's comments on Sourav Ganguly
The World ODI XI captain said his side would use television footage from the Ashes series to devise similar tactics.
Andrew Strauss rubbed salt on India's wounds by saying that England would have any way batted first had captain they won the toss
Powell feels that hitting sixes for fun is the new normal.
England meanwhile called Ian Bell and uncapped seamer Jon Lewis for the first Test against Bangladesh.
England, chasing 198 to win the first Test against Pakistan, were 24 for 1 at close on day 4.
Pakistan, after conceding a 144-run lead, were 125 for 2 in the second innings on day 3 of the first Test against England.
Collingwood hit an unbeaten 80 and impressed in the field as England cruised to a 152-run win in their ICC Champions Trophy match.
The Australian opener said he hoped the world team would react better if they lost the Super Test.
ICC World XI announced their 12-member team for the warm-up game against Victoria on Sunday.
Five England bowlers are ranked in the top-20 following superb performances in the on-going Ashes series
Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal on Thursday congratulated Ravichandran Ashwin for being named as ICC Cricketer of the Year, saying the ace off-spinner truly deserves the award. "I think he truly deserves this award. From two-three years, he has been performing brilliantly, especially while bowling. This year especially, his performance has been phenomenal and he has won many matches for India," Lal told ANI. "There was never any doubt that he is a world class spinner.At present, I think he is the best spinner in the world," he added.
What we did was ball tampering, what they do is reverse swing, said Waqar Younis of England's latest fascination with their bowlers
Brendon McCullum and Geraint Jones presented a powerful argument on Saturday for the value of stumpers with genuine batting credentials.
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