India win toss, elect to bowl against Pakistan

March 21, 2014 18:42

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bowl against Pakistan.

A surprising decision considering India are playing three spinners in R Ashwin, Amit Mishra and Ravindra Jadeja. But Dhoni says he took the decision to bowl considering the dew that will hamper the bowlers in the second half of the match.

Pakistan have three specialist pace bowlers in Junaid Khan, Umar Gul and Bilawal Bhatti. Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi are the two spinners, with a host of part-timers for company including the likes of Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez.

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