India held on to the number four position in the latest ICC ODI rankings despite not playing the 50-over format for more than two months.
The Virat Kohli-led India have 112 rating points.
South Africa lead the chart with 119 rating points followed by Australia (118) and New Zealand (113).
India's last ODI engagement was against England in January.
The West Indies and Pakistan will aim to consolidate their positions in their bid to qualify directly for the ICC World Cup 2019 when they will feature in a three-match ODI series starting in Guyana on Friday.
The West Indies, the 1975 and 1979 world champions, are presently sitting in ninth position on 84 points, five points behind eighth-ranked 1992 winners Pakistan. Bangladesh, who recently drew their three-match series with Sri lanka, are seventh on 92 points.
South Africa captain AB de Villiers is the number-one ranked batsman and he is followed by Australia's David Warner and Kohli of India.