India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bat against Australia at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in a practice game on Sunday ahead of the World Cup.
This is the first practice game for both teams. Australia takes on South Africa in its next warm-up match here on Tuesday while India plays New Zealand at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.
The World Cup starts with a match between India and Bangladesh at Dhaka on Feb. 19.