India vs England 5th Test: Hanuma Vihari makes debut as Joe Root wins the toss and elects to bat first

England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat first in the fifth Test against India at The Oval in London on Friday. This was the fifth toss in a row that Indian captain Virat Kohli lost in the series.

"I think the only way I can win the toss is if there are heads on both sides of the coin," Kohli said with a wry smile.

Hanuma Vihari was included in India's playing XI, becoming the 292nd player to represent India in Tests. The middle-order batsman was included in place of Hardik Pandya.

The only other change in the Indian XI was Ravindra Jadeja taking the place of Ravichandran Ashwin. The left-arm spinner will be playing his first match of the series as Ashwin is yet to recover from a hip injury.

Proud moment for Hanuma Vihari as he becomes the 292nd player to represent #TeamIndia in Tests.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/M5qh0Y54E0

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 7, 2018

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of the 5th Test.

Here's a look at the pitch for the final Test. Thoughts?#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/NiLDnOI2XU

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 7, 2018

Playing XIs

India: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.

England (Playing XI): Joe Root (c), Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes.