WC'19: India opt to bat first against Afghanistan

India is unbeaten in 2019 World Cup.

Southampton: India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan in the 28h match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 here at The Rose Bowl.

Afghanistan is in search of their first win in the tournament while India is unbeaten in this edition of World Cup.

Afghanistan side have made two changes while India have one change in the playing xi.

After winning the toss Virat said, "Looks like a really good wicket. Nice and hard. Beautiful day to play cricket. One forced change. Bhuvi out and Shami in. Vijay showed a lot of composure in the last game. Brings balance with bat and ball and he's good as anyone in the world in the field. Whether we're playing a team which is very strong or a team coming up the ranks, our mindset is the same. Can't take Afghanistan lightly. Dangerous side when they get in the groove. Can't take any team lightly in the World Cup. Focus is within our group, what we want to do."

At the time of toss, Gulbadin Naib said," It's will be a long day, looking forward to the end of the day. Noor Ali not playing, Hazrat in the side. Dawlat also not playing, Aftab in the side. Happy with batting performance against England, playing the fifty overs."

Teams:

Afghanistan(Playing XI): Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib(c), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Ali Khil(w), Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

India(Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah