KANPUR: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at the Green Park stadium here on Tuesday.

India made two changes from the side that drew the first Test in Ahmedabad, bringing in paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth in place of Ishant Sharma and handing a Test cap to left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who replaced Amit Mishra.

For Sri Lanka, unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis joined Rangana Herath and Muttiah Muralitharan in a three-man spin attack. Mendis was brought in place of injured quick Dammika Prasad.

The third and final Test begins in Mumbai on December 2.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Venkatsai Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Muttiah Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chanaka Welegedara, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.

Umpires: Nigel Llong (ENG) and Tony Hill (NZL)

TV umpire: Sanjay Hazare (IND)

Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)