India opt to bat against New Zealand

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

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.