DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, Jan 28 - Opener Virender
Sehwag was ruled out with a back niggle as India won the toss
and elected to field in the first one-dayer against Sri Lanka
on Wednesday.
Middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma was included in the place
of Sehwag.
Sri Lanka named an unchanged eleven which featured in their
234-run win against Pakistan in Lahore on Saturday.
Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar,
Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf
Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Pragyan Ojha.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Kumar Sangakkara,
Sanath Jayasuriya, Chamara Kapugedera, Tillakaratne Dilshan,
Thilina Kandamby, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Farveez
Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekera, Thilina Thushara
(Editing by N.Ananthanarayanan)