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New Delhi: West Indies skipper Darren Sammy won the toss and decided to bat against India in the first match of the three-Test series at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.
Yuvraj Singh makes a comeback to the Indian Test side, while Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are out for this game.
Pace bowler Umesh Yadav and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin are making their Test debut.
The hype is back as Sachin Tendulkar once again seeks to record an unprecedented 100th international century.
The hosts are bolstered by the return of stalwarts Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Tendulkar and all of them would look to get into some kind of form ahead of the trip Down Under.
The senior batsman has been stuck on 99 since the ODI World Cup when he hit two centuries, against England and South Africa.
However, it will not be a cakewalk for the hosts as the West Indies are coming off a series win in Bangladesh, a much-needed one after a series of disappointing outings, and one that seems to have raised the confidence of the visiting players.
The dominating performance against Bangladesh has given West Indies coach Ottis Gibson reasons to hope. The 1-0 win was their first away from home in eight years.
Kirk Edwards struck a sedate 121 in the first innings while flamboyant left-hander Darren Bravo slammed a fine 195 in the second essay to lay the foundation in the second Test at Mirpur.
Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, who has 32 wickets from seven Tests, then produced his maiden five-wicket haul (5/90) to complete a memorable 229-run victory and seal the series 1-0.
While Gibson has pinned his hopes on Bishoo to do the job in the ongoing series, no less potent is the pace attack that comprise of Fidel Edwards, Ravi Rampaul and Kemar Roach besides skipper Darren Sammy who is also a handy batsman.
The likes of Edwards, Rampaul and Roach have shown glimpses of what they are capable of on their day, and the West Indies would hope the trio get into rhythm straightway.
Teams:
India: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.
West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Carlton Baugh (wk), Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Kieran Powell, Ravi Rampaul, Marlon Samuels.
