The hosts took the three-match series 2-1 but Australia finish on a high ahead of the World Cup starting October 5 in India

Rohit and star batsman Virat Kohli return for the third ODI in Rajkot after India clinched the three-match series in the second game. They had both been rested for the first two games

Veteran R Ashwin and Washington Sundar, both off-spinners and handy lower-order batters, have been included in the squad in a sign that they may be back in contention for the home World Cup in October.

The three ODIs, which will be played between Sept. 22-27 in Mohali, Indore and Rajkot, will serve as a tune-up for the 50-over World Cup which begins on Oct. 5.

All-rounder Maxwell broke his leg and underwent surgery in November after slipping and falling during a friend's 50th birthday party while Marsh went under the knife soon after for a long-standing left ankle problem, with loose bone fragments removed and cartilage repaired