India tour of New Zealand 2014: 1st Test – Day 1 New Zealand v India Watch live online streaming

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After an embarrassing ODI series, India would target to gain back success when they take on an energetic and confident New Zealand in the opening match of a two-Test series starting in Auckland on Thursday.

Indian team had to suffer 0-4 loss in the five-game ODI series resulting in also losing its number one status in the ICC rankings. However, in a two-day warm-up game ahead of the Tests ended in a draw and gave them mixed results as far as individual form of the players was concerned. The visitors are now in immense need of at least a drawing the test series in order to retain their number two ranking in Test cricket. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play with almost the same squad except Pragyan Ojha, which lost 1-0 in South Africa during their last tour two months ago. The likely Indian lineup will include: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma.

On the other hand, New Zealand crushed India in the ODI series, and they had also attained a 2-0 Test series victory over the West Indies at home. The Kiwis have shown significant improvement after some struggles in the Test arena. In the last two years, the Black Caps have won just three out of the 21 Tests they have played. The hosts are confident to give the visitors a tough time with their strong pace attack and batting lineup. The probable Kiwi squad will include: Peter Fulton, Hamish Rutherford, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum, Corey Anderson, BJ Watling, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult.

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