By IANS
New Delhi : Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the toss and decided to bat in the first Test against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here Thursday.
India decided to go with two pacers and two spinners. As announced by new captain Anil Kumble Wednesday, Yuvraj Singh was left out of the playing squad. He was named the 12th man. Pakistan picked three speedsters and a lone spinner in Danish Kaneria.
Teams:
India: Anil Kumble (captain), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (vice-captain/wicket-keeper), Wasim Jaffer, Dinesh Karthik, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, V.V.S. Laxman, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and Munaf Patel. 12th man: Yuvraj Singh
Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (captain), Younis Khan (vice-captain), Mohammad Yousuf, Salman Butt, Yasir Hameed, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal (wicket-keeper), Shoaib Akhtar, Sohail Tanveer, Mohammad Sami and Danish Kaneria. 12th man: Faisal Iqbal
Umpires: Simon Taufel (Australia) and Billy Doctrove (West Indies)
Third umpire: Suresh Shastri (India)
Fourth umpire: Harnarain Singh Sekhon (India)