India opts to bat against Windies in Chennai WC pre-quarters
March 20th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar. 20 (ANI): Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss in Sunday’s pre-quarter final match against the West Indies.
Dhoni has made changes to the side. Virender Sehwag and Piyush Chawla are not playing the match. Suresh Raina and R. Ashwin have been brought into the squad. The West Indies are playing without Chris Gayle and Shiv Chanderpaul. They are fielding a fairly young squad for the encounter.
A win over the Windies on Sunday will take India to the second spot in Group B, leaving them with the daunting task of facing Australia in their quarter-final match in Ahmedabad on March 24, a situation they would like to avoid.
If they lose on Sunday, they will have to face Sri Lanka instead.
If the Windies beat India for the second spot, they will face Group A runners-up Sri Lanka. If they lose, they face Pakistan. (ANI)
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