In a crucial Champions Trophy group stage match, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl first against India.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, while disappointed not to bowl first, expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to test his team’s ability to defend a target.
India made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Varun Chakravarthy to replace Harshit Rana.
The Indian lineup comprises Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy.
