India ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the first one-dayer of the five-match series against Sri Lanka today.

Opener Virender Sehwag, who injured his ankle during a practice session yesterday, has been replaced by debutante Virat Kohli.

For Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya returns to the side in the opening slot.

The Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt and wk), Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Pragyan Ojha, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel.

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Chamara Kapugedera, Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan.