Maharashtra opening batsman Dheeraj Jadhav said filling the slot left vacant by Tendulkar was a huge task.
Faf du Plessis fell two runs short of a fourth test century as South Africa eased past Zimbabwe's first innings total by reaching 278 for five at lunch on the third day of the one-off match at Harare Sports Club on Monday.
India captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and elected to field in the game against Zimbabwe
New Zealand's skipper said the close match against Zimbabwe will help the team stay focused.
It forced India's captain to miss Wednesday's nets session in Harare.
Venugopal Rao will open the India innings with Sourav Ganguly.
The Zimbabwe skipper feels his side has already seen the worst in the first ODI of the tri-series against New Zealand.
India also play a one-day tri-series involving New Zealand on their tour of Zimbabwe starting later this month.
Australia's fast bowler struggled to complete five overs in the seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner equalled Courtney Walsh's world mark of 519 Test wickets on the first day of the first Test against Zimbabwe.
The rebel 15 say he ZCU has until close of business on Tuesday to agree to arbitration, failing which the players say they will walk out again.
The 15 rebels boycotted practice and made themselves unavailable for selection after Heath Streak's tenure as captain ended on April 2.
Placed eighth in the International Cricket Council's T20 batting charts, captain Virat Kohli will look to improve his and Team India's rankings in the upcoming series against Ireland and England.
England registered an emphatic 161-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second ODI to go up 2-0 up in the four-match series.
England's five-match cricket tour of Zimbabwe will go ahead after a ban on 13 British journalists was rescinded.
The England fast bowler said he had decided to boycott the trip for political and sporting reasons.
The hosts have been drawn against Zimbabwe in the opening match of this year's Champions Trophy.
Only 5 batsmen have hit a six to take their team to victory when they needed 4 or more off the final ball.
WI have named spinner Dave Mohammed as a replacement for injured fast bowler Jerome Taylor for the tour of South Africa.
A sparkling unbeaten double-century opening stand from Martin Guptill and Tom Latham propelled New Zealand to an emphatic 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second one-day international at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.
The match is being held in Perth. This is Zimbabwe's first Test in Australia.
The Sri Lanka spinner said it was a key factor in him equalling the world record for Test wickets.
Trevor Gripper, Sean Ervine and Ray Price have also been included in Zimbabwe's 17-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka.
The England captain said he was happy the team was able to conquer the nerves after a strange week leading up to the first match in Zimbabwe.
Stuart Carlisle's second century brightened an otherwise dull final day in the second Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
