India elect to bat in first Test against New Zealand

For India, Ajinkya Rahane, Piyush Chawla, S Badrinath and Ishant Sharma have been left out of the line-up.

For New Zealand, all-rounder James Franklin has been included while Jeetan Patel is the only spinner.

The Teams:

India: M S Dhoni (c), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Cheteshwar Pujara, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav

New Zealand: Ross Taylor (c), Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Flynn, Kane Williamson, James Franklin, Kruger van Wyk, Doug Bracewell, Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin, Trent Boult.