India win toss, elect to bat against England

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For India, Pacer Ishant Sharma made a comeback into the side after more than 10 months replacing off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is recovering from a bout of flu.
England made two changes to their line-up with batsman Ian Bell and fast bowler Steven Finn replacing Jonny Bairstow and Stuart Board.
After losing the first Test in Ahmedabad, England bounced back to level the four-match series 1-1 with a 10-wicket win in Mumbai.
Teams
India: Mahendra Dhoni (capt, wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma.
England: Alastair Cook (capt), Nick Compton, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Samit Patel, Matt Prior (wk), Graeme Swann, Monty Panesar, James Anderson and Steven Finn.
First Published: Dec 05 2012 | 9:05 AM IST