VISAKHAPATNAM: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to field after winning the toss against Australia in the second one-day international on Wednesday.The opening one-dayer of the three-match series was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain in Kochi on Sunday.
Fast bowler Mitchell Starc and all-rounder John Hastings were making one-day debuts for Australia.
India also named two newcomers in their playing XI – batsmen Shikhar Dhawan and Saurabh Tiwary.
Both teams rested top players for the series to test their bench strength ahead of next year’s World Cup.
Australia: Michael Clarke (capt), Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine, Mike Hussey, Cameron White, Steve Smith, James Hopes, Nathan Hauritz, John Hastings, Mitchell Starc, Clint McKay.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Vinay Kumar.
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Shavir Tarapore (IND)
TV umpire: Sudhir Asnani (IND)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
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