West Indies opt to bat against India

Kochi, Nov 21 (IANS) The West Indies won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first of their three One-Day Internationals at the Nehru Stadium here Thursday.

India have included left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat in place of right-armer Vinay Kumar.

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, M.S. Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Jaydev Unadkat.

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles (wicketkeeper), Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Narsingh Deonarine, Dwayne Bravo (captain), Darren Sammy, Sunil Narine, Jason Holder and Ravi Rampaul.