India vs England 1st Test Day 1: India to bat first

India vs England 1st Test Day 1: India to bat first
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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against England in the first Test of the five-match series at the Trent Bridge here Wednesday.

Nottingham: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against England in the first Test of the five-match series at the Trent Bridge here Wednesday.

India have dropped Rohit Sharma for all-rounder Stuart Binny, who will be making his Test debut while Ravindra Jadeja is the lone spinner. England have included Ben Stokes for Chris Jordan.
 India vs England 1st Test Day 1: India elect to bat first in a bright Nottingham. Photo: AP
India have handed over Stuart Binny his Test debut and dropped Rohit Sharma from the playing XI. Ravichandran Ashwin is sitting out as well. England have brought in Ben Stokes, who did really well in England's otherwise poor Ashes series, in place of Chris Jordan.
Teams:
India: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Stuart Binny, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami.
England: Alastair Cook (captain), Sam Robson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Matt Prior, Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, Liam Plunkett, James Anderson.
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