Kiwis Bat, Southee Replaces Martin

Bangalore: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second and final Test at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Friday. Tim Southee is in for Chris Martin, who looked slightly flat in Hyderabad.

Seeking to complete a whitewash, India would again rely on the guile and skill of their spinners against a hapless New Zealand.

A 2-0 triumph would go a long way in erasing the bitter memories of previous season during which India were routed 4-0 by both England and Australia when they toured there.

The Indians have bounced back in style this season by outplaying New Zealand inside four days in a lop-sided opening Test on the turning track of Hyderabad.

Thoroughly outplayed in Hyderabad, the Kiwis will be hoping to find a way to counter the Indian spinners in the match which was expected to be affected by the inclement weather prevailing here for the past few days.

Teams:

India: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (captain & wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor (captain), Daniel Flynn, James Franklin, Kruger van Wyk (wk), Doug Bracewell, Tim Southee, Jeetan Patel, Trent Boult

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