"The wicket has been under covers, the conditions are overcast so we want to exploit it. There is considerable amount of pressure after losing the first game, it is a do-or-die situation," Dhoni said after the toss.

"It's a good feeling to be one-up in a three-match series. In Chennai there was more moisture in the pitch, this one looks dry," said Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq.

While Pakistan fielded an unchanged side, India brought in all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for Rohit Sharma.

The teams:

India: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda.

Pakistan: Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq

(captain), Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Shoaib Malik, Junaid Khan, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan.

Umpires: Billy Bowden and Vineet Kulkarni;

TV umpire: Ravi

Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama

 

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First Published: Jan 03 2013 | 12:30 PM IST

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