Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar have still not recovered fully and are doubtful starters for the second ODI against Sri Lanka.
The BCCI also wrote a few words wishing luck to the former SA captain.
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders would look to return to winning ways.
Virender Sehwag is likely to lead India in the first ODI against Bangladesh if Rahul Dravid sits out with a nose injury.
He will be replaced by Dinesh Karthick, while Rahul Dravid will return to the squad in place of Ajit Agarkar.
England included Kevin Pietersen, Mathew Hoggard and Gareth Batty in place of Owais Shah, Lian Plunkett and Sajid Mohammed for the fourth ODI.
The cricketing world heaped rich praise on Rohit Sharma after he smashed a record ODI score of 264 in India's fourth game of the five-match series against Sri Lanka.
'He is someone who has interacted with Sachin (Tendulkar), Sourav (Ganguly) and Rahul (Dravid) as a player and with youngsters as a coach'
India are without prolific opening batsman Virender Sehwag, who has been ruled out because of a shoulder injury.
Sehwag, who is suffering from a shoulder injury, will be replaced by Delhi team mate Gautam Gambhir.
Virender Sehwag's participation was in doubt owing to a shoulder spasm.
Punjab paceman Gagangdeep Singh was the only new face in the 15-member Indian squad announced for the two-Test series in Bangladesh.
They were honoured with the Hero Indian Sports Academy Indian sportsman and sportswoman of the year award respectively.
In a big setback for North Zone ahead of the Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone, captain Harbhajan Singh has been forced to sit out due to viral fever as Gautam Gambhir will step in to lead the team, in Mohali, on Wednesday.
'It is not that we took the decision out of some vengeance.' ' 'It was not that we dropped someone because we had some enmity with him.'
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Only Alistair Cook and Joe Root from the present English side played the 2012 series which England beat India.
Virender Sehwag slammed a century off 91 balls but ended up on the losing side, as India XI lost to Rajasthan Cricket Association XI in a warm-up match.
India included R P Singh in the eleven, while England omitted Matthew Hoggard for the first ODI.
India Blue and India Red were declared joint winners after rain played spoilsport in the final of the Challenger Series.
No sooner had the match ended, social media was abuzz with congratulatory messages for the team.
Shikhar Dhawan continues his golden run in Sri Lanka.
India's Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag also feature in list of ten most destructive ODI batsmen.
India opener Rohit Sharma also took to the micro-blogging site to offer his condolences.
The Indian captain rebutted criticism about leaving out Harbhajan for the first two Tests.
Cricketer Yuvraj Singh's debut collection launch witnessed the who's who of sports and entertainment industry extending their support to cancer patients.
From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to eminent sports personalities, the country was wholesome in its praise for the Indian hockey team after it clinched the Asian Champion Trophy by beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the finals at Kuantan, Malaysia on Sunday. Favourites India prevailed 3-2 over Pakistan to reclaim the trophy and present a perfect Diwali gift to the nation. PM Modi wrote on his twitter handle, "Very proud of our hockey team. Congratulations on winning the Asian Champions Trophy."
Rohit Sharma's 104 at Edgbaston helped India to secure the win they needed to guarantee a place in the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup.
Amit Bhandari claimed four for 35 as a star-studded North Zone crushed East Zone by seven wickets in the Deodhar Trophy.
Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.
Out-of-favour India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been handed a golden opportunity to get back into the reckoning after being named captain of Rest of India for the Irani Cup match against Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka, in Bangalore, from February 9 to 13. Also included in the Rest of India team is Gautam Gambhir, who is also keen to make a comeback to the Indian team. However, his Delhi team mate Virender Sehwag failed to make the cut after a poor run in the Ranji Trophy.
Rajneesh Gupta has interesting numbers from the match. Check them out.
According to police, witnesses tried unsuccessfully to rescue Rishi from the burning BMW.
Twelve out of 17 leading players signed for graded payments.
India's opening batsman Virender Sehwag was ruled out of the match against Sri Lanka because of a fever and throat infection. Yuvraj Singh took his place.
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