2nd Test: India bat first, Karthik goes early
India captain Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against Pakistan in the Eden Gardens.
By INDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES |
KOLKATA: India captain Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against Pakistan in the Eden Gardens on Friday.
The hosts started off badly as Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir claimed his first victim in the form of Dinesh Karthik in the very second over of the first day of the Test.
Regular Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik missed the match with an ankle injury and vice-captain Younis Khan is leading the side.
The visitors received a boost when fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami were cleared to play after passing fitness tests.
Batsman Faisal Iqbal was named in the starting lineup in place of Malik. India were unchanged from the team which won the opening test in New Delhi by six wickets.
The final match of the series will be played in Bangalore next week.
Teams
India: Anil Kumble (captain), Wasim Jaffer, Dinesh Karthik, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Vangipurappu Laxman, Mahendra Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel.
Pakistan: Younis Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Yasir Hameed, Faisal Iqbal, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul Haq, Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Danish Kaneria, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Sami, Shoaib Akhtar. Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (South Africa) and Billy Doctrove (West Indies).
The hosts started off badly as Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir claimed his first victim in the form of Dinesh Karthik in the very second over of the first day of the Test.
Regular Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik missed the match with an ankle injury and vice-captain Younis Khan is leading the side.
The visitors received a boost when fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami were cleared to play after passing fitness tests.
Batsman Faisal Iqbal was named in the starting lineup in place of Malik. India were unchanged from the team which won the opening test in New Delhi by six wickets.
The final match of the series will be played in Bangalore next week.
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Teams
India: Anil Kumble (captain), Wasim Jaffer, Dinesh Karthik, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Vangipurappu Laxman, Mahendra Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel.
Pakistan: Younis Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Yasir Hameed, Faisal Iqbal, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul Haq, Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Danish Kaneria, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Sami, Shoaib Akhtar. Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (South Africa) and Billy Doctrove (West Indies).
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