India win toss, elect to field

Jaipur, Oct 15 (UNI) Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field against England in the ICC Champions Trophy match here today.

In a bid to captalise on England's weakness against spinners, the hosts included Harbhajan Singh and Ramesh Powar in the playing eleven.

The Indians also reposed faith in Irfan Pathan by including him in the side and named Mohd Kaif as the 12th man.

Sachin Tendulkar is playing his 368th one-day international, the highest by any player in the world. Suspended Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq and Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya are one match behind him.

Teams: India: Rahul Dravid (Capt), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mahindra Singh Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Ramesh Powar and Munaf Patel.

12th man: Mohd Kaif England: Andrew Flintoff (Capt), Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Michael Yardy, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collinwood, Jamie Dalrymple, Chris Read, Sajid Mahmood, Steven Harmison, James Anderson 12th man: R Clarke Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) and Daryl Harper (AUS) TV umpire: Billy Bowden (NZL) Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL) UNI HSB PDS KP1430