Pune: Stand-in England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat first in the series-deciding One Day International match of three-match ODI series, here, at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Sunday.
At the toss, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said, "I would've bowled first again. The toss is completely out of my control right now. It's a hard pitch and has some grass. We've introspected, put up 20-30 more runs with the bat and put up a better show with the ball. Our best cricket has come out when our backs have been against the wall - Test series, after being one down and the same in T20s. We have to be at our best today. We have a tactical change: Natarajan comes in for Kuldeep Yadav."
After winning the toss, Buttler said, "We're bowling first, for similar reasons. Very proud of the performance the other day, and it showed our passion. It's important to continue playing the brand of cricket that we played last time. It's been a fantastic tour with some great matches, and we're desperate to win. Mark Wood in for Tom Curran."
The three-match ODI series between India and England are tied at 1-1.
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Mark Wood
