India vs Australia 2013: 4th ODI - India elect to field first; Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar dropped

Jaydev Unadkat and Mohammed Shami have been included in the playing XI for the 4th ODI

Ishant Sharma, the villain in India’s loss in the 3rd ODI, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been dropped from the squad for the 4th ODI between India and Australia in Ranchi today.

India won the toss and captain MS Dhoni, playing in his home town, decided to bowl first.

Mohammed Shami and Jaydev Unadkat have got a game after sitting on the bench for the first three ODIs in the seven-match series.

“We have not won the last 3 tosses. It is a crucial toss to win. We will be fielding as it may rain. If it remains like this there will be no dew. We have two changes as Bhuvi and Ishant make way for Shami and Unadkat,” Dhoni said at the toss.

Australian skipper George Bailey said that he was looking to field first too, had he won the toss. “We would have bowled first as well. It is good to be 2-1 up in the series,” he said.

India are trailing 1-2 in this home series.

Playing XI:

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (captain, wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vinay Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Jaydev Unadkat

Australia: Aaron Finch, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, George Bailey (captain), Adam Voges, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin (wk), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty