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Kolkata Test: India bat first, Dhawan replaces Rahul
September 30, 2016


India vs New Zealand, Kolkata

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India's captain Virat Kohli has won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against New Zealand at Kolkata. 

Shikhar Dhawan comes in for an injured KL Rahul. Gautam Gambhir misses out. 

Also, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar replaces Umesh Yadav.

It is also India's 250th Test at home.  

Most importantly. a victory at Eden Gardens will put India back at No 1 in the Test rankings.

Teams: 

India: M Vijay, S Dhawan, CA Pujara, V Kohli (capt), A Rahane, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin, WP Saha (wk), RA Jadeja, B Kumar, Mohammed Shami.

New Zealand: T Latham, M Guptill, HM Nicholls, Ross Taylor (Capt), L Ronchi, M Santner, BJ Watling (wk), JS Patel, N Wagner, MJ Henry, TA Boult.
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