India drop Ishant, opt to field in third ODI

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Last Updated : Jan 25 2014 | 7:00 AM IST

Auckland, Jan 25 (IANS India won the toss and opted to field against New Zealand in the must win third One -day International at Eden Park here Saturday.

Fast bowler Varun Aaron replaced Ishant Sharma in the Indian playing eleven.

India trail 0-2 in the five-match series.

Teams:

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum (captain), Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Nathan McCullum, Hamish Bennett, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan.

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ajinkaya Rahane, MS Dhoni (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Aaron, Mohammed Shami.

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First Published: Jan 25 2014 | 6:54 AM IST

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