India elect to bat in first Test, Binny makes debut

July 09, 2014 15:10

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bat against England in the first Test match.

Stuart Binny, son of former India all-rounder Roger Binny, makes his Test debut.

Ajinkya Rahane is preferred ahead of his Mumbai team mate Rohit Sharma, while Ravindra Jadeja gets the nod as the lone spinner.

India have gone in with five bowlers including Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Jadeja and all-rounder Binny.

England have included Ben Stokes in place of Chris Jordan while Matt Prior is declared fit to play the match.

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