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West Indies opt to bat; Yadav, Ashwin to debut

By IANS,

New Delhi : West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first Test of the three-match series at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.

Yuvraj Singh makes a comeback to the Test side while pacer Umesh Yadav and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will be making their debut for India.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain-wicketkeeper), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, V.V.S. Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav

West Indies: Kieran Powell, Kraigg Brathwaite, Kirk Edwards, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh (wicketkeeper), Darren Sammy (captain), Ravi Rampaul, Fidel Edwards and Devendra Bishoo

Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Rod Tucker (Australia)

TV umpire: Sudhir Asnani (India)

Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)