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Champions Trophy final: Unchanged India opt to field; Pakistan rope in Amir

Kohli won the toss and opted to field first against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final.

Champions Trophy final: Unchanged India opt to field; Pakistan rope in Amir

Virat Kohli (Photo: AFP)

Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to field first against arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the Champions Trophy at The Oval on Sunday.

"Looks like a decent hard wicket, should stay true. I think it will stay true. We are a side who like chasing. We have played some cricket here. One more effort to go," Kohli said after winning the toss.

The 28-year-old captain added that he has full faith in his team ahead of much intense final of the mini World Cup. "If you make the final it means you have played some great cricket to come here. No matter what the opposition brings, we believe in our abilities."

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India decided to play without any change, however, fit-again Mohammad Amir is set to return in Pakistan's playing eleven.

"I am very proud of my boys. When we arrived here we were number eight. We had nothing to lose. Today as well we have nothing to lose," Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said.

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan Playing XI: Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed(WK/C), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan

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