IND vs WI, ICC World Cup 2019: Virat Kohli wins toss, India to bat first

Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester.

Virat Kohli-led India will lock horns against West Indies in Match 34 of the ongoing ICC World Cup at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester in a short while from now. The match is scheduled to commence at 3 pm (IST). While India hold the edge over West Indies in the World Cup encounters played between two teams, the 'Maroon Brigade' has a slender advantage over the 'Men in Blue' in overall one day internationals played between the two sides. Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester. The Indians have fielded the same playing eleven as they did in their last encounter against Afghanistan. Meanwhile, West Indies have made two changes to their playing eleven. Sunil Ambris comes in for Evin Lewis and Fabian Allen comes in for Nurse. Virat Kohli: We are gonna bat first. Looks like a hard surface. It's a used pitch expect it will slow down. I think closing out situations and capitalizing will be the key. Same team. Jason Holder: We wanted to bat as well. If there's anything in the wicket, it's probably first-up. Hopefully we get early wickets. We have got two changes. Evin's struggling for the last couple of days. We thought Fabian is well suited against this Indian team. Hopefully, he does well. We are getting closer and closer. It's about putting in a complete game. Today's another opportunity. Here are the playing eleven for both the teams India (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah West Indies (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Sunil Ambris, Shai Hope(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas