Despite an injury scare, Virat Kohli will play the high-voltage final, the second ICC final India is playing in a gap of a few months since winning the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies last year.
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This is the 12th time Rohit Sharma won the toss in a row.
India defeated New Zealand in the Group A stage match of the ongoing tournament last Sunday.
The last time India and New Zealand played in a Champions Trophy final was in 2000.
New Zealand and defeated India in the final.
Full squads
India: R. Sharma(C), S. Gill, V. Kohli, S. Iyer, A. Patel, KL. Rahul (wk), H. Pandya, R. Jadeja, K. Yadav, M. Shami, V. Chakaravarthy.
New Zealand: W Young, K Williamson, R Ravindra, D Mitchell, T Latham (wk), G Phillips, M Bracewell, M Santner (C), K Jamieson, N Smith, W O'Rourke.