Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik [ Images ] won the toss and chose to bat first in the fourth one-dayer against India [ Images ] in Gwalior on Thursday.

Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has recovered from a finger injury and was retained in the team for the day-night encounter.

India brought back batsman Virender Sehwag [ Images ] while Pakistan included Rao Iftikhar for a four-pronged pace attack, the teams leaving out left arm spinners Murali Kartik [ Images ] and Abdur Rehman respectively.

India lead the five-match series 2-1.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] (captain), Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], Sourav Ganguly [ Images ], Gautam Gambhir [ Images ], Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh [ Images ], Robin Uthappa [ Images ], Irfan Pathan [ Images ], Harbhajan Singh [ Images ], Zaheer Khan [ Images ], Rudra Pratap Singh.

Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (captain), Salman Butt [ Images ], Shahid Afridi [ Images ], Younis Khan [ Images ], Mohammad Yousuf [ Images ], Misbah-ul Haq, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir [ Images ], Rao Iftikhar, Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar [ Images ].