1st ODI: Pak elect to field

Pakistan won the toss and elected to field in the first one-day international against India [ Images ] in Peshawar on Monday.

India dropped Gautam Gambhir [ Images ], Rudra Pratap Singh and Harbhajan Singh [ Images ] from the eleven and named Suresh Raina [ Images ] as the Super sub. Middle order batsman Mohammad Kaif, left arm spinner Murali Kartik [ Images ] and swing bowler S Sreesanth [ Images ] have been included.

Pakistan sprang a surprise by resting fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar [ Images ] along with Faisal Iqbal [ Images ], opener Imran Farhat [ Images ] and all-rounder Yasir Arafat.

Playing his first game in Pakistan since April 2004, pacer Umar Gul replaced Shoaib.

Inzamam also returned to the side after recovering from a back injury that forced him to miss last week's third and final Test against India in Karachi.

Teams:

India: Rahul Dravid [ Images ] (captain), Virender Sehwag [ Images ], Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], Yuvraj Singh [ Images ], Mohammad Kaif, M S Dhoni [ Images ], Irfan Pathan [ Images ], Ajit Agarkar [ Images ], Zaheer Khan [ Images ], Murali Kartik, S Sreesanth, Super sub: Suresh Raina

Pakistan: Inzamam-ul-Haq [ Images ] (captain), Mohammad Yousuf [ Images ], Younis Khan [ Images ], Salman Butt [ Images ], Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik [ Images ], Abdul Razzaq [ Images ], Shahid Afridi [ Images ], Mohammad Asif [ Images ], Rana Naved, Umar Gul, Super sub Arshad Khan