The second of the three T20I between India and Sri Lanka will be played at Dharamsala starting 1900 IST tonight.
The duo skipped the second ODI where Hardik Pandya led the side that went down to the West Indies by six wickets.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday hailed his team for an emphatic performance in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, saying the effort will be "cherished for a very long time".
Shubman Gill is set to be ruled out of the World Cup match against Australia after testing positive for dengue.
The final will be played at the Oval from June 7-11.
India skipper Rohit Sharma explained the rationale behind Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin's exclusion leaving the team with no right hand off-spin option.
Kuldeep Yadav picked up four wickets and Ishan Kishan slammed a quickfire half-century as India crushed West Indies by five wickets in the first ODI.
KL Rahul suffered a blow to his hand during practice but the touring side are optimistic the opener will play the second and final Test
Rohit Sharma, who missed the first Test after sustaining a thumb injury during the second ODI against Bangladesh, will no longer be travelling to Dhaka.
'Never expected this, not in a million years, truly an exceptional day. A lot better than sitting on the couch at home'
Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar is all set to travel to West Indies to meet head coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma to discuss the road map for the ODI World Cup.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Sunday.
'We will see, we want to win but at the same time, there are a lot of questions that we need answers to. But in the Asia Cup, I want to see some of the guys batting under pressure against quality teams.'
He should have played ahead of Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna in the Test series opener against South Africa but when Mukesh Kumar finally got his chance at Newlands, the Indian team realised what exactly it missed during the mauling in Centurion.
Mark Boucher revealed that Arjun Tendulkar has recently recovered from an injury and he will be working on getting back into rhythm
Despite the glossiness of their victory over New Zealand, Indian captain Rohit Sharma was candid enough to admit that the team felt a few strands of pressure going into the World Cup semifinal in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The plus point for Kuldeep Yadav is his ability to extract turn and bounce.
If one checks Kuldeep's stats, he has felt more empowered across formats whenever Rohit has been the captain.
Those in the know of things said there seems to be "some amount of stiffness", which will definitely impact his movements during fielding but they are hopeful that it won't turn out to be very serious.
With the series already in the bag, India will be eager to perfect their freshly-baked T20 template as a team and hope that skipper Rohit Sharma's bat finally fires when they face Afghanistan in the third and last match of the rubber in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Last week the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) provided medical updates on star pacer and released a statement.
Cameron Green said Mumbai Indians are peaking at the right time in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League.
Tendulkar delivered under pressure as he defended 20 runs off the final over to secure a 14-run for MI against Sunrisers.
Sanju Samson, elevated to No.3 spot, hit his maiden international century in the third and final ODI against South Africa.
Did Ishan Kishan do the right thing listening to his heart and seeking a break due to mental fatigue?
Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra raised concerns over middle-order batter KL Rahul's omission from the squad against Afghanistan.
Seamer Mohammed Shami claimed career-best figures of 5-51 and India's frontline batters gave a good account themselves to secure their five-wicket victory against Australia in the opening One-Day International on Friday.
Both Kishan and Iyer would be fired up to perform after not getting a run against Australia.
India's struggles against left-arm pacers continued in their high-octane clash against Pakistan during the Asia Cup 2023 at Kandy.
'I will I be keeping wickets and batting in the middle-order and after that I would be happy to keep wickets in Test matches.'
Kaif highlighted the impending return of established stars like Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul, suggesting that even cricketers of Mohammed Siraj's caliber could face an uphill battle to secure a spot in the squad.
Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 5-60 to bundle out West Indies for only 150 run
After taking over the captaincy from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma took the Men in Blue to victory against New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, and now England.
Virat Kohli would be the perfect answer for India's No. 4 conundrum at the World Cup, said AB de Villiers.
Kohli completed 1,000 runs at ICC T20 World Cup events
Yashasvi Jaiswal's dream season just got better as he single-handedly seized the initiative from England with a sizzling century, putting India in complete control.
The Indian cricket team will assemble in New Delhi on June 5 ahead of the five-match T20I series against South Africa.
It was an optional session at the Supersport Park but for India skipper Rohit Sharma, skipping the nets wasn't an option.
The partnership between Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan proved to be too much for Punjab Kings to handle in the end.
India were also heavily fancied to beat New Zealand at the same stage of the 2019 edition, only to lose by 18 runs at Old Trafford.
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