"There is no such move (to rest Tendulkar). As long as he's fit and well, he would play. We missed his presence in Sri Lanka," Chappell said on the eve of the match at the Nehru Stadium.

Tendulkar, playing his first competitive event after a six-month injury lay-off, has been in top form and been a major factor in India taking a commanding 3-0 lead.

The 56-year-old former Australian batsman, however, said India could not afford to relax.

"If we continue to perform as well as we have done over the last three games we would do well here too. But if we don't do it, we will be in trouble," he said.

The team, led by Rahul Dravid, has made constant changes in the batting order which has brought stunning results but Chappell maintained these were not mere "experiments" but part of a "strategy" to flummox the Lankans.

"It's more to do with strategy rather than experimenting. We want to adapt to situations as they develop and as per the conditions available on any given day," he said.

Chappell also came to the defence of Virender Sehwag who was yet to come up with a big score in the series. He said Sehwag had played a vital role as a partner with Mahendra Singh Dhoni who hit an explosive 183 not out in the last match at Jaipur.