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.
Captain Andrew Flintoff believes England can still win the one-day series against India despite being down 0-3.
England meanwhile called Ian Bell and uncapped seamer Jon Lewis for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Andrew Strauss rubbed salt on India's wounds by saying that England would have any way batted first had captain they won the toss
His wife Rachael gave birth to a boy in England on Wednesday night. The couple have an 18-month-old daughter.
"It (the pitch) should offer more bounce, more pace and we have a decent chance to take the lead," Flintoff said.
Ben Stokes is flattered by comparisons with former England captain Andrew Flintoff but would prefer forging his own path while helping his team win more matches, the all-rounder has said.
The others are Australian bowling greats Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis and West Indian batsman Brian Lara.
England snapped up three late wickets to leave Pakistan 183 for 6 at the close on the fourth day in the second Test, an overall lead of 199 runs.
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, 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.
England's pacemen took four wickets between them to restrict Pakistan to 244 for six at close on the first day of the first Test.
The 25-year-old said he now wants to establish himself as a permanent member of Pakistan's Test squad.
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.
The England all rounder says he is not under any extra pressure to reproduce his top form in the World XI's matches against Australia.
The England all-rounder revealed in his latest autobiography that he was shot at during a one-dayer in New Delhi in 2002.
Five England bowlers are ranked in the top-20 following superb performances in the on-going Ashes series
The England all-rounder says he is excited about playing for the World XI and the chance of batting with the Indian ace in the Super Series against Australia.
Graeme Smith also moved up seven places to 12th in the batting ratings.
Uncapped Yorkshire captain Anthony McGrath is in line to replace Flintoff.
James Anderson, James Kirtley and Anthony McGrath have been included in the 13-man squad for the first Test against Zimbabwe.
Indian captain Saurav Ganguly failed to make the cut for the ICC World XI preliminary squads, for October's Johnie Walker Super Series against Australia.
He became only the seventh all-rounder in the world to score 2,000 runs and take 100 wickets in a particular country.
The England all rounder enhanced his case for the first Test against West Indies with a ton in the three-day game against Jamaica.
The England all-rounder scored 77 and claimed two wickets as South Africa ended the fourth day in the fifth Test on 59-2, still 53 runs behind.
Shaun Pollock took two wickets as England struggled to 114 for four before a storm ended play on the third day of the fifth Test.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is to undergo an intensive rehabilitation programme to speed his recovery from injury.
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