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IND Vs NZ, 1st Test Toss Update: India Bat First In Bengaluru As Sarfaraz Khan Returns In Playing XI

India and New Zealand are up against each other in the opening Test match of the bilateral series on Thursday in Bengaluru. Here are the toss and playing XI updates of the IND Vs NZ Test match

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Indias Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal walk on the field during rains. PTI Photo
India's Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal walk on the field during rains on the first day of the first test cricket match between India and New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru. PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak
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India are playing New Zealand in the first Test match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and after no toss on the opening day, finally the action started with the toss on Thursday. (IND Vs NZ 1st Test Day 2 Blog | Scorecard | More Cricket News)

Toss Update

India won the toss and elected to bat first in Bengaluru.

The pitch is hard and easy to bat on despite being under covers for almost three days. The spinners might get some assistance from the surface.

Indian team management have called back Sarfaraz Khan and Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI. Akash Deep and Shubman Gill are two changes from the playing XI that forced a win against Bangladesh in Kanpur. Gill missed out due to neck stiffness and the management wanted an extra spinner that's why Yadav was added to the playing XI.

For New Zealand, their batting stalwart, Kane Williamson missed the first Test due to injury. Will Young might come to bat at number three. Tim Southee will be assisted by William O'Rourke and Matt Henry in the bowling department.

IND Vs NZ, 1st Test - Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O'Rourke