England were 77 for 2 in the second innings, an overall lead to 174 runs, at close on Day 3 of the first Test.
VVS Laxman was named vice-captain of the 16-member squad for the three-match series against South Africa, beginning December 15.
Out-of-action fast bowler Zaheer Khan said he was proud of the way Team India performed in Perth.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ajit Agarkar and S Sreesanth, who are down with viral flu, were left out for the first ODI.
India's depleted pace attack lost much of its sting on Wednesday with spearhead Zaheer Khan being ruled out for the rest of the Australia tour with a heel injury, prompting the Cricket Board to send Punjab pacer VRV Singh as his replacement.
Zaheer, a vital cog in India's bowling attack, suffered a muscle pull during the net session forcing the team management to wait till Wednesday to take a decision on his inclusion for the crucial game.
Runs may have dried up for Rahul Dravid but there is no dearth of support from his teammates including Zaheer Khan, who believes the right-hander is due for a big knock against Australia.
Sachin Tendulkar moved up to 17th, while Sourav Ganguly too climbed a place to 18th in the latest ICC Test rankings.
Tendulkar made way for Ganguly while Zaheer was included as the sixth Indian in the revised 14-member team.
The Indian team physio will work on players' fitness to prepare them for the next season at the MRF pace academy.
India won the two-Test series 1-0 and condemned Bangladesh to their 40th Test defeat.
The Indian team members arrived to a cheerful welcome in Mumbai early on Monday morning from their Pakistan tour.
Zaheer Khan feels that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's form will be key to India' title defence as they get ready to face arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup in less than a week's time.
India have decided to leave out injured S Sreesanth and pacer Zaheer Khan from the playing XI.
Zaheer to play for Mumbai\nThe India medium pacer will sever ties with Baroda after seven years to play for Mumbai this season.
BCCI on Tuesday appointed Bharat Arun as the Indian cricket team's bowling coach, ending days of drama surrounding the position.
But the former Pakistan captain added that the young visiting team was not a pushover.
India went in with two spinners and as many pacers in the first Test against Pakistan.
Left-arm spinner Murali Kartik is to take Harbhajan's place while Praveen Kumar looks certain to win his maiden one-day cap.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, India's second largest public sector oil company has signed up fast bowler Zaheer Khan to endorse its lube brands.\n\n
Zaheer Khan's appointment as bowling consultant of the Indian cricket team is also tour specific, just like batting consultant Rahul Dravid.
Besides Shastri, Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the team's overseas batting consultant and Zaheer Khan as the bowling coach by the three-man CAC team.
After his six-wicket haul broke Australia's back, Kartik shone with the bat as well.
The Indian pace spearhead said they needed to take early wickets and put pressure on the Australian batting line-up.
Former national selector Yashpal Sharma believes so. Should his allegations be taken seriously? Tell us.
Harbhajan Singh was left out of the Indian line-up because of an injury he sustained during the nets on Friday evening.
Zaheer Khan has jumped ten places to 27th position in the latest ODI Player Rankings.
The left-hander scored 44 not as Northamptonshire beat Worcestershire by nine wickets in a Twenty20 Cup match.
Robin Uthappa's innings of 70 runs off 41 balls (SR-170.73) is the third best by any batsman scoring at least a fifty against West Indies
'Players want a lot of games to stay in touch. You take them away from the game and they lose touch.'
After his dazzling display in England, Zaheer has become a subject of research for the Australians, revealed their pace spearhead Brett Lee.
Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan have not only made a successful comeback to the Indian cricket team, but are also bagging new sponsorship deals.
Captain Rahul Dravid will be rested for the warm-up one-dayer against England Lions on Saturday.
Zaheer Khan says the thought of not being selected again never crossed his mind.
Mumbai will take on Maharashra in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B tie in Nasik.
Paul Nixon and former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams have come out in support of the Indian wicketkeeper.
Former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan advised injured all-rounder Hardik Pandya to be patient and not rush his comeback from a back injury. Pandya has been out of action since September and underwent a surgery for an acute lower-back injury in October.
'Zaheer was brilliant. We need players who can come ahead and play like him,' said India's captain after the seven-wicket victory over England in the second Test.
India's pace bowling sensation Zaheer Khan on Monday revealed why he got upset while batting and walked towards Kevin Pietersen and pointed his bat at him on Day 3 of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
India, needing 73 runs to win the second Test against England, were 10 for no loss at close on the penultimate day.
