Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to field against Australia in the third contest of the five-match rubber at the JSCA stadium in Ranchi on Friday. While the hosts retained the team from their last match, the visitors made one change as pacer Coulter-Nile was replaced by Jhye Richardson.
The Men-in-Blue will be sporting camouflage caps today as mark of tribute to the armed forces and the people who lost their lives in Pulwama terror attack. It was Lt Col Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who presented the camouflage cap to the Indian squad.
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Also, to pay homage to the martyrs of Pulwama Terror Attack, skipper Virat stated that the players will donate today's match fee to the National Defence Fund.
In a move aimed at celebrating International Women's Day, former India player and current BCCI CoA member Diana Edulji presented the coin at the toss during the third ODI between the two teams.
Playing XI:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, M.S. Dhoni (Wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia: Aaron Finch (Captain), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (Wicket-keeper), Pat Cummins, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa