India elect to bat v West Indies

March 20, 2011 02:14 pm

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against West Indies in a World Cup Group B match today. Both teams have already qualified for the quarter-finals and the result of the match will decide their placing in the group.

In Virender Sehwag’s absence, Gautam Gambhir will open the batting with Tendulkar while Suresh Raina will come in for the vice-captain.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.

West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas, Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach, Kirk Edwards, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Devendra Bishoo.

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