India [ Images ] captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] won the toss and opted to bowl first in the opening One-Day International of the five-match series against Sri Lanka [ Images ] in Dambulla on Wednesday.

India are missing regular opener Virender Sehwag [ Images ], who was ruled out due to an injury picked up while training. Mumbai [ Images ] youngster Rohit Sharma [ Images ] has been inducted into the playing eleven to replace Sehwag.

Sri Lanka have not made any change to the side that beat Pakistan in a three-match ODI series last week.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain & wk), Gautam Gambhir [ Images ], Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh [ Images ], Suresh Raina [ Images ], Yusuf Pathan [ Images ], Zaheer Khan [ Images ], Pragyan Ojha [ Images ], Ishant Sharma [ Images ], Munaf Patel [ Images ].

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya [ Images ], Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ], Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ] (wk), Chamara Kapugedera [ Images ], Thilina Kandamby, Farveez Maharoof, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara [ Images ], Muttiah Muralitharan [ Images ], Ajantha Mendis [ Images ].