India elect to bat against England

BANGALORE - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against England in their World Cup Group B match here Sunday.

India made one change to the side that beat Bangaldesh in the first match, replacing S. Sreesnath with leg-spinner Piyush Chawla.

England made two changes. They included left-arm spinner Michael Yardy and Ajmal Shahzad, leaving out indisposed fast bowler Stuart Broad and batsman Ravi Bopara.

Teams:

India:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel

England:

Andrew Strauss (captain), Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wicketkeeper), Michael Yardy, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Ajmal Shahzad, James Anderson.