India win toss, bat against South Africa

By IANS

Ahmedabad : India captain Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against South Africa at the Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium in Motera here Thursday.

All-rounder Irfan Pathan was included in the side in place of Sachin Tendulkar who is missing the match due to a groin problem.

Teams:

India: Anil Kumble (captain), Virender Sehwag, Wasim Jaffer, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, V.V.S. Laxman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Rudra Pratap Singh and Sreesanth

South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, A.B. de Villiers, Mark Boucher (wicket-keeper), Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini

Umpires: Billy Doctrove (West Indies) and A.L. Hill (New Zealand)
TV umpire: Suresh Shastri (India)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire: A.Y. Dandekar (India)