By Fathima Zanaida
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNEXT) September 19, 2012: Afghanistan have won the toss and decided to bowl first at the R Premadasa Stadium in their first match of the ICC World Twenty20 (ICCWT20) against India on Wednesday.
Bearing in mind the strong batting line-up of Team India, Afghanistan skipper Nawroz Mangal showed no hesitation in inviting them to bat first as he told the toss interviewer Ramiz Raja that he would like to field first since his team has a strong batting line-up.
Since the pitch is the same which was used for Australia-Ireland match, some bounce and pace is expected to be on offer for the faster bowlers and Indian skipper MS Dhoni said, “I think the pitch will remain the same, it might get a bit slower as the match progresses.
India have decided against picking Harbhajan Singh for the match and gone for Lakshmipathi Balaji over Ashok Dinda.
Indian Team for Afghanistan Match
Gautam Gambhir
Virender Sehwag
Virat Kohli
Yuvraj Singh
Suresh Raina
Mahendra Dhoni (Captain/Wicketkeeper)
Rohit Sharma
Irfan Pathan
Ravichandran Ashwin
Zaheer Khan
Lakshmipathi Balaji
Afghanistan Team for India Match
Karim Sadiq
Asghar Stanikzai
Mohammad Shahzad (Wicketkeeper)
Nawroz Mangal (Captain)
Najibullah Zadran
Shafiqullah
Mohammad Nabi
Gulbodin Naib
Samiullah Shenwari
Dawlat Zadran
Shapoor Zadran
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