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3rd Test: India win toss, elect to bat

October 29, 2008 09:43 IST

India [ Images ] won the toss and elected to bat against Australia [ Images ] in the third Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi [ Images ] on Wednesday.

Regular captain Anil Kumble [ Images ] is back to lead the home team after missing the last match due to a shoulder injury. He replaces the injured Harbhajan Singh [ Images ], who was ruled out because of a sore toe.

Australia also made a single change from the squad that lost the second Test at Mohali. Stuart Clark, who missed the match because of injury, replaced Peter Siddle [ Images ].

India lead the four-match series 1-0.

Teams:

India: Anil Kumble (captain), Virender Sehwag [ Images ], Rahul Dravid [ Images ], Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], Sourav Ganguly [ Images ], VVS Laxman [ Images ], Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] (w/k), Zaheer Khan [ Images ], Ishant Sharma [ Images ], Amit Mishra [ Images ].

Australia: Ricky Ponting [ Images ] (captain), Simon Katich [ Images ], Matthew Hayden [ Images ], Mike Hussey [ Images ], Michael Clarke [ Images ], Shane Watson [ Images ], Brad Haddin [ Images ] (w/k), Cameron White [ Images ], Brett Lee [ Images ], Michael Johnson [ Images ], Stuart Clark.

 

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