Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh passed fitness tests on Friday ahead of the test series against South Africa starting next week.
Dhoni, also the limited overs captain, had a finger strain after playing in all matches on the Australia tour where India lost the tests 2-1 and then beat the hosts 2-0 in the one-day tri-series final. Harbhajanh had a hamstring injury.
The first game in the three-test series begins in Chennai on 26,Wednesday.
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla will join the 14-man squad as the third specialist spinner after left-armer Murali Kartik suffered an ankle injury during a domestic tournament.
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