Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Subramaniam Badrinath, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Ishant Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Pragyan Ojha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Zaheer Khan, MS Dhoni,
Daniel Flynn, Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Chris Martin, Doug Bracewell, Jeetan Patel, Neil Wagner, Tarun Nethula, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, James Franklin, Bradley Watling, Brendon McCullum, Kruger van Wyk
A typical subcontinent wicket, with no grass and lots of cracks on it. It will turn fairly soon and batting first will be a good bet.
| India | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | Batting depth | Unknown |
| Weakness | Complacency, absence of Dravid and Laxman | Inexperience |
| Opportunities | Begin new season with a bang | Flush out Caribbean your memories with a winning start |
| Threats | Brendon McCullum and Chris Martin | Virender Sehwag and Pragyan Ojha |
| India | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 16 | 9 |
| Home Wins | 11 | 7 |
| Away Wins | 5 | 2 |
| Highest Innings Score | 583 on October 29, 1999 | 630 on October 16, 2003 |
| Lowest Innings Score | 83 on October 10, 1999 | 94 on December 19, 2002 |
| India | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest Total Chased | 199 on February 15, 1968 | 212 on December 26, 1998 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 156 on September 25, 1969 | 236 on November 24, 1988 |
| Most Prolific Batsman | Rahul Dravid - 1659 Runs | Graham Dowling - 964 Runs |
| Highest Individual Score | 231 by Vinoo Mankad On January 06, 1956 | 239 by Graham Dowling On February 22, 1968 |
| Most Successful Bowler | Bishan Bedi - 57 Wickets | Richard Hadlee - 65 Wickets |
| Best Bowling Analysis | 8/72 by Srinivas Venkataraghavan On March 19, 1965 | 7/23 by Richard Hadlee On February 13, 1976 |
