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The Indian skipper said they would have bowled first as well, as they fancy their chances of chasing at the Wankhede. India are in with a couple of changes. Ajinkya Rahane comes in for Shikhar Dhawan who has been out of form and the Indian top order has suffered due to that. In the middle order Manish Pandey comes in for Yuvraj Singh.

Dhoni said: “We were looking to bowl first as well. There maybe dew later on but you can put the opposition under pressure with a big score. We haven’t quite been at our best. That gives you the hope that once we start firing on all cylinders, it will be difficult for others to match us. This is one wicket that has something for everyone. Not the biggest boundaries and you can freely play your shots. As far as the atmosphere is concerned, it’s hard to go beyond the Wankhede stadium.”

West Indies skipper Darren Sammy won the toss in the big game and said: “We are going to bowl first. As I have said from the beginning, we came here for a mission. It’s going to be a tough game today but one that we are prepared for. Gayle comes in for Lewis. Simmons comes in for Fletcher. There is the belief in the team that we came here to win. We came here to win and before the tournament we said that we have to beat India at home. After India, probably the second favourite team would be us. So it’s okay playing India at home. We are ready for the challenge.”