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.

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.