Yashasvi Jaiswal is also India's leading run-scorer in Tests this year, having amassed 1,119 runs so far.
Jos Buttler has said that he is hungry to play as much as possible and help develop a new limited-overs team for England under Brendon McCullum.
England have been defeated 2-1 in a three-match ODI series by West Indies.
After winning the first Test in Multan, England lost the second and third Test, exposing a glaring weakness against spin bowling.
England head coach Brendon McCullum said captain Ben Stokes will be "hurting" after the 2-1 Test series defeat against Pakistan.
England's batting struggles, notably those of Ollie Pope, Zak Crawley, and Harry Brook, revealed a lack of adaptability under pressure.
The England bowling struggled on Day 1 of the first Test between Pakistan and England.
England fly out to Pakistan next week for a three-match Test tour that gets under way in Multan on October 7.
Ben Stokes retired from ODI cricket in 2022 due to burnout and an increasingly stressful international schedule, but made his return for the ODI World Cup in India.
Monty Panesar said that Ashwin, 38, would not have been left out in favour of younger players.