India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the second One Day International (ODI) against South Africa at the Holkar Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.
India, who lost the first match of the series in Kanpur by five runs, have made a few changes to their line-up, replacing Ravichandran Ashwin with another off-spinner in Harbhajan Singh, bringing in Axar Patel for all-rounder Stuart Binny and Pacer Mohit Sharma in place of leg-spinner Amit Mishra.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, David Miller, J.P. Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, Dale Steyn, Kasigo Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir.
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