India win toss opt to bowl against Paki

KOLKATA: India captain Mahindra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl against Pakistan in the crucial match of the World Twenty20 Super Ten Group Two here at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.The match has been reduced to a 18-overs-a-side after it was delayed by an hour due to a wet outfield.Pakistan made one change in the team which won against Bangladesh . They brought in fast bowler Mohammad Sami in place of left-arm spinner Imad Wasim while India are unchanged.India were unchanged since their loss to New Zealand on the opening day of the Super 10s. Currently placed fourth in a group of five, they needed to win, or they will have to rely on other results going their way.The toss happened at 8.10 pm, after a ceremony that featured Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sunil Gavaskar, Imran Khan, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The crowd were happy to indulge though considering the stalwarts who were on the stage.India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni (captain & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah.Pakistan: Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi (captain), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan.