Left-arm spinner Murali Kartik is to take Harbhajan's place while Praveen Kumar looks certain to win his maiden one-day cap.
"In case he (Dhoni) wins the toss, there should not be any second thought on inserting Pakistan. The pitch would have something for the pacers in the early hour and that would be the best time to make inroads," pitch curator Shiv Kumar said.
The winning momentum back after their three successive wins, India would seek to maintain their supremacy over Sri Lanka and start the season on a positive note when they take on the islanders in the final of the cricket tri-series in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Their campaign is back on track after the win over Bangladesh but India will have to address top-order batting woes and inconsistent bowling to upstage a rampaging Sri Lanka in their third match of the tri-series in Mirpur on Sunday.
Pride dented after the loss to Sri Lanka, India need an improved showing in all departments when they take on Bangladesh in their second outing of the tri-series on Thursday.
'Of all the Superstar Khans, I still believe that Shah Rukh Khan is the one most capable of surprising me,' says Sreehari Nair. 'I always have this feeling that that great Shah Rukh Khan turn that would somehow hold all his vaporously brilliant elements together is just around the corner.'
Officials hoped to commence play at 1210 IST as the dense fog began to clear out on day three of the India-South Africa Test.
Paras Jain, who exports textiles to US retail chains like Linens-N-Things and Laura Ashley, is one of the many exporters planning to grow organic cotton as the growing 'green conscience' in the west leads to a rise in the demand for the product.
Indian bowlers will find it more difficult than the batsmen to make the switch from the longest to the shortest format of the game, according to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene hopes Bangladesh's bowlers will pose fewer problems to his batsmen than Pakistan did in winning Monday's Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights match.
When you walk out of Thithi, you walk out with a feeling of having been completely inside its characters' heads, says Sreehari Nair.
Pakistan will have to wait for some more time to bring international cricket back to the country as the International Cricket Council (ICC) believes that it needs to do more on the security front to win the confidence of the foreign teams.
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Relieved after the series-levelling 24-run win, Australian captain Ricky Ponting said he was afraid that 250-run may not be enough but his bowlers made it possible.
Beverages giant PepsiCo on Tuesday launched 250-ml Pepsi cans at Rs 15, a price point that's 40 per cent lower than the existing 330-ml cans available at Rs 25.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting praised the Indians after they took a well-deserved 2-1 lead in the seven-match series in Delhi on Saturday.
S Sreesanth replaced Munaf Patel, who is down with a stiff back, for the deciding fourth ODI against Sri Lanka.
India dropped opener Robin Uthappa and middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh, who missed the previous two games with a back injury, returned to the side.
Andhra Pradesh were 170 for 4 on the opening day of their four-day Super League Ranji Trophy Group 'A' match against former champions Baroda.
Sri Lanka's failure to qualify for the semi-finals gave rise to fierce criticism in the local media, with several commentators pointing the finger at team selection.
Sri Lanka's captain says his part-time spinners can adjust to different conditions.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, on Friday, said that he should not be made a villain for bowling one of the two no-balls which proved to be a crucial factor in India's World Twenty20 semi-final loss to the West Indies.
Having recorded a second successive victory over India in as many Twenty20 matches, New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori heaped praise on his bowlers for restricting the visitors to 160 in Wednesday's match in Christchurch. New Zealand, who had beaten India by 10 runs at the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa, inflicted a seven-wicket defeat on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team in the opening match of the 47-day tour.
The Kerala government on Wednesday banned the production and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the state.
The inaugural edition of Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament, involving eight teams from five countries, will be hosted by three metro cities -- Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, between December 3 and 10.
The two countries will play three Tests and five ODIs in Pakistan between Jan 14 to Feb 11, 2006.
Eden curator Prabir Mukherjee denied that the ODI pitch against South Africa was to avenge Ganguly's ouster
India's captain said the wicket was slow and turning a bit, and the spinners bowled really well in the second ODI against South Africa.
The South Africa vice-captain said winning the toss would be important given the dew factor in Saturday's day-night second ODI.
Graeme Smith was pleased with the good start to the series and said the aggression showed by the team was key to success
Captain Rahul Dravid said more surprises in store with regard to the number three batting slot.
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