Pace spearhead Micthell Johnson will carry out the duties of Clarke and will address the pre-match conference.
The young Indian team will play 4 Tests against hosts Australia at some of cricket's most iconic venues down under.
A range of initiatives to honour Hughes' life and achievements are being planned for the opener against India.
Dhoni flew into Adelaide on Saturday and will train with his teammates on Sunday.
Australia is now known for the slow-ball bowlers, but spin is and always will be India's core strength.
India's tour Down Under will be a perfect platform to launch themselves and join the big league.
New Zeland lost the 1st T20 on the very same venue on Thursday night to Pakistan by seven wickets.
Clarke has broken down emotionally after Hughes tragic death and has also been racing against time to recover.
The BCB later reduced his ban by three-and-a-half months on August 26, letting him play for Bangladesh from September 15.
Indian batters got a glimpse of shear pace from the CA XI initially, but negotiated them with ease.
All grade cricket teams are preparing to honour Hughes with 63-second silences and black armbands.
Warner breaks down in Australia’s otherwise upbeat practice session, their first after Hughes’ funeral
The former captain is the nation's leading wicket-taker in Test history with 122 victims in 34 Tests.
Border felt that the Australian team would be mellow for a while before bringing out their aggressive game.
SCG's pitch 7 has been retired but it may be used in next year's WC - to be hosted by Australia and NZ.
Abbott has drawn sympathy from the cricketing community, though former players have doubts on his return.
Dinda is unperturbed of criticisms of being a one-dimensional bowler, who peppers the batsmen with short stuff.
A day after being rejected for the World Cup, Viru and Gauti were back in action for the upcoming Ranji Trophy.
After notching up 375 runs in their first innings, the visitors reduced the hosts to 83/5 in 21 overs.
Kallis has been with KKR for four years from 2011 and played a big role in KKR's Success as IPL champions in 2012.
Lehmann said Clarke would join the squad in Adelaide later on Friday, and would be back in training the following day.
Sarfraz hit two sixes and eight fours in his 64-ball knock to help Pakistan reach their target with five balls to spare.
Odds still favour Jadeja getting a World Cup berth ahead of Patel, but things can become tricky in the end.
Darren Lehmann wrote in his column that next week might still be too soon for some of his players to return to action.
Ishant led the way in placing his bat outside the dressing-room in a mark of respect to the late Hughes.




