Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore on Friday.
Sourav Ganguly made a comeback into the Indian team and he was preferred in the playing eleven ahead of regular opener Gautam Gambhir. Zaheer Khan failed to make it to the side as India opted to play both it's spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, while Ajit Agarkar and Irfan Pathan were named as seamers.
Pakistan also opted for a makeshift opener in Shoaib Malik, who did well in their previous series against England.
Teams:
India: Rahul Dravid (captain), V Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Anil Kumble.
Pakistan: Inzamam-ul Haq (captain),Shoaib Malik, Salman Butt, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Naved-ul-Hasan Rana, Shoaib Akhtar, Danish Kaneria.