Yuvraj Singh, who was out of the first match with an illness, returns to the Indian side in place of Mohammad Kaif.
The star batsman's come back was delayed during the jinxed series in Sri Lanka.
Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid will open the Indian innings.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in the first ODI of the DLF Cup.
World champions Australia left out Michael Hussey and Brett Lee from the team for the opening match against the West Indies.
India will utilise next week's tri-series in Kuala Lumpur to work out various batting combinations.
The veteran leg spinner is staking a strong claim for inclusion in the team for Champions Trophy due to his fine record on home soil.
His final margin of victory over second placed James Winslow was a whopping 31 seconds.
India opted to bowl after winning the toss and restricted Nepal to 185 for 8 in 50 overs with Aditya Thakare and Abhishek Sharma grabbing two wickets apiece.
The 18-year-old displayed his mastery of wet conditions to take his first Formula Renault V6 race victory.
It was found to be a false alarm.
English Premier League chairman Dave Richards has vowed to help protect Asia from being exploited by money-grabbing clubs.
They will meet Iran in the title match on Sunday.
Roger Federer will play Pete Sampras in an exhibition match in Kuala Lumpur in November.
Captain Dilip Tirkey said the morale of the team is high after the bronze medal finish in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
The Netherlands beat Olympic and defending champions Australia 6-2 in the final to win their maiden Azlan Shah hockey title.
Roderick Weusthos scored for the Dutch in the 64th minute to take them into the final, against Australia.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has added cricket to the 2010 Asian Games schedule after the organisation voted to include the sport at a general assembly in Kuwait earlier this week.
India lost 1-4 to Olympic champions Australia in their opening game of Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
Coach Vasudevan Bhaskaran is confident of a better finish in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament than the last place the team ended up at last time.
India's third biggest state-owned refiner Bharat Petroleum may invest in oil and gas blocks in South East Asia as it expands it production assets, especially in the view of soaring demand for fuel.
Both went down tamely in the first round of the Malaysian Open badminton championships.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Malaysia's top mobile operator Maxis Communications may expand into regional markets like India and neighbouring Indonesia within the next two years in search of new business opportunities, Maxis chairman Megat Zaharuddin said Monday.
He scored a comfortable 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 victory over Tinothy Arnold at the CIMB Squash Open Championship in Kuala Lumpur.
Viren Rasquinha and goal-keeper Adrian D'Souza have been named to the list of 32 probables for the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament
Viren Rasquinha suffered a fracture on a left hand finger on Friday and will miss the Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Malaysia.
India will tour from January 2, ahead of the Asia Cup, from February 14 to 26.
Divestment and Telecom Minister Arun Shourie will accompany Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the Non-Aligned Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
Sweden's Peter Hedblom won the Malaysian Open golf tournament.
Both sides to enhance cooperation in combating international terrorism.
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