India won the toss and opted to bat against New Zealand in the first Test beginning here on Thursday.

Ajinkya Rahane (Source: BCCI Twitter)
Kanpur:
Shreyas Iyer made his Test debut for India and Rachin Ravindra for New Zealand.
Teams:
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, Kyle Jamieson, William Somerville.
India: Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.
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