India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against England in the first Test of the five-match series at the Trent Bridge here Wednesday.
India have dropped Rohit Sharma for all-rounder Stuart Binny, who will be making his Test debut while Ravindra Jadeja is the lone spinner. England have included Ben Stokes for Chris Jordan.
Teams:
India: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Stuart Binny, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami.
England: Alastair Cook (captain), Sam Robson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Matt Prior (wicketkeeper), Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, Liam Plunkett, James Anderson.
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Bruce Oxenford (Australia).
TV umpire: Ian Gould (England).
Match referee: David Boon (Australia).
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