India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the Twenty20 World Cup final against Pakistan in Johannesburg on Monday.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first Test.
Rain has delayed the start of play on the opening day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Wednesday.
Sachin Tendulkar, who is yet to play his first ball in the Indian Premier League, could feature in the crucial next tie against Chennai, Mumbai Indians coach Lalchand Rajput said on Sunday.
The ace batsman said, fitness permitting, he is likely to play in Mumbai Indians' next match against Chennai Super Kings.
Former India coach Lalchand Rajput is confident about the ace batsman, who will miss India's third and final Test against South Africa because of a groin injury, being in shape for the IPL toutnament, beginning April 18.
The BCCI said a decision on injured batsman Sachin Tendulkar's availability for India's third and final Test against South Africa will be taken only when the selection committee meets to pick the team.
Goalkeeper Ben Foster will play his first game for Manchester United on Saturday almost three years after signing for the club, manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday. The 24-year-old will make his debut at bottom club Derby County because Edwin van der Sar has a groin injury and Tomasz Kuszczak is suspended following his sending off in last Saturday's FA Cup defeat against Portsmouth.
The Manchester United defender will not travel to the United States for the two-match tour.
The Tamil Nadu batsman was included in the Indian squad for the fifth ODI against Australia.
Irfan Pathan's blistering unbeaten 57 helped India Legends beat Sri Lanka. He displayed his batting skills, hammering six boundaries and three sixes.
In case Ravichandran Ashwin is ruled out, the Indian team management's preferred choice is Yuzvendra Chahal.
He is suffering from a groin injury and would be replaced by 22-year-old Kamran Akmal.
'Hopefully we start the series well and try and win this one moving onto Boxing Day and get that momentum into the New Year'
India's Neeraj Chopra would seek to defend his gold medal
The Arsenal striker was ruled out of the FA Cup final against Manchester United after a recurrence of a long-standing Achilles problem.
The Russian overcame a groin injury to reach her first Kremlin Cup final beating Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova.
'It's not good in sport, it's not good to push and continue. If you want to run a long career then you have to be fit and healthy but there are competitions where you can't make a decision. Now we will work on this and work on the technique.'
Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra achieved yet another historic feat on Thursday, becoming the first Indian to win a prestigious Diamond League Finals title in Zurich.
The Franchman is likely to miss the match on Wednesday due to a groin injury.
The pace bowler returns for the first Test against South Africa after being out with injury for two years.
England pace spearhead James Anderson faces a battle to be fit for the opening Test against South Africa in July after scans confirmed he had suffered a tear to his right groin when playing for Lancashire in the county championship.
The Pakistan bowler had been sent to England for fresh scans after he was advised to take six weeks' rest.
The Indian captain will miss the fourth and final Test against Australia after failing to recover from a groin injury.
'I just wished I could keep going with that injury and support my team. I knew I might not get a stage like that again. Captain asked me if I could do it. I was in pain but said I would do with whatever I could.'
'Everybody talks about his age but with Jimmy you have to take age out of it. If he keeps taking wickets he keeps playing. If he doesn't, he doesn't, it's that simple.'
The Arsenal striker, who was sidelined last month due to a groin injury, has been included in the Arsenal squad for the Everton game.
Arsene Wenger was hoping to get a better idea from a scan which Henry was having on a groin injury.
The Arsenal manager is not sure whether the injured striker will be fit for next month's FA Cup final against Manchester United.
Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham will be favourites to reach the FA Cup fifth round via home replays on Saturday.
He took part in a full practice session on Friday after recovering from a groin injury.
England's captain is ready to step into the injured Steven Gerrard's central midfield role for the World Cup qualifier in Austria.
The New Zealand captain is troubled by a groin injury and will miss the four-day tour match against Kent.
Shardul Thakur's much-awaited Test debut turned into a nightmare as the India speedster was forced to leave the field due to a groin strain after bowling only 10 deliveries on the first day of the second Test against West Indies in Hyderabad on Friday.
Rublev came into the tournament on a four-match losing streak, but has eased into the final, knocking out second seed Carlos Alcaraz on the way, and will face unseeded Canadian Auger-Aliassime for the title on Sunday.
He will be replaced in the squad by Kent's Martin Saggers.
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Virat Kohli was struck in the groin by a delivery from his RCB teammate Harshal Patel.
