West Indies opt to bat against India
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and opted to bat against India in the third and the final Test of the series at the Wankhede stadium here Tuesday.
India made two changes with Virat Kohli in place of axed Yuvraj Singh while Umesh Yadav made way for debutant Varun Aaron. West Indies’ experienced batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been ruled out with a calf muscle and has been replaced with Kieran Powell.
India: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha and Varun Aaron.
West Indies: Adrian Barath, Kraigg Brathwaite, Kirk Edwards, Darren Bravo, Kieran Powell, Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh (wicketkeeper), Darren Sammy (captain), Fidel Edwards, Devendra Bishoo, Ravi Rampaul.
Umpires: Tony Hill (New Zealand) and Bruce Oxenford (Australia)
TV umpire: Shavir Tarapore (India)
Match referee: David Boon (Australia)
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