NEW DELHI: Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first against India in a World Cup match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday.
India made one change, bringing in Shardul Thakur in place of Ravichandran Ashwin.
Afghanistan retained the same playing XI.
Ashwin was part of India's three-pronged spin attack in Chennai where they beat five-time champions Australia in a low-scoring contest.
India are without opener Shubman Gill, who has been laid low by dengue fever, which kept him out of the match against Australia.
In his absence, Ishan Kishan retained his place as skipper Rohit Sharma's opening partner for the hosts.
Rohit said they wanted to bat second anyway, considering how dew in the evening could make gripping the ball difficult in the second innings.
"It was a good game (against Australia) for us, hopefully we can repeat that and keep the momentum going forward."
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
