India opt to bat in Brisbane ODI
India won the toss and chose to bat in the second ODI against Australia on Friday.
BRISBANE (AFP) - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat in the second one-day international against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane on Friday.
India made one change to the team that lost the opening match in Perth on Tuesday, bringing in Ishant Sharma for fellow paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Australia made three changes. Opening batsman David Warner, who is on paternity leave, is replaced by Shaun Marsh, John Hastings comes in for Mitchell Marsh, and Kane Richardson takes the place of Josh Hazlewood.
Teams:
Australia: Shaun Marsh, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith (capt), George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Kane Richardson, John Hastings, Joel Paris, Scott Boland.
India: MS Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Barinder Sran.
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (ENG), Mick Martell (AUS).
TV Umpire: Simon Fry (AUS).
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL).
