TEAM INDIA - FOR INDIA - NEW ZEALAND SERIES - August-September 2012 ( 1st TEST AT RGICS, UPPAL, HYDERABAD

Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni (CAPTAIN)
Born 7th July 1981, Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India
Batting Right-hand batsman
Position Wicket keeper
Teams India (Test: 2005/06-2010/11); India (ODI: 2004/05-2010/11); Asian Cricket Council XI (ODI: 2007); India (Int Twenty20: 2006/07-2010); India (Twenty20 World Cup: 2007/08-2009); Bihar (Main FC: 1999/00-2003/04); Jharkhand (Main FC: 2004/05); Bihar (Main ListA: 1999/00-2003/04); Jharkhand (Main ListA: 2004/05); Jharkhand (Main Twenty20: 2006/07)
Full name Ravichandran Ashwin
Born 17th September 1986, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling Right-arm off-break
Teams India (Test: 2011/12); India (ODI: 2010-2012); India (World Cup: 2010/11); India (Int Twenty20: 2010-2011/12); Tamil Nadu (Main FC: 2006/07-2010/11); Tamil Nadu (Main ListA: 2006/07-2009/10); Tamil Nadu (Main Twenty20: 2006/07-2011/12)
Full name Subramaniam Badrinath
Born 30th August 1980, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling Right-arm off-break
Teams India (Test: 2009/10); India (ODI: 2008-2011); India (Int Twenty20: 2011); Tamil Nadu (Main FC: 2000/01-2011/12); Tamil Nadu (Main ListA: 2000/01-2011/12); Tamil Nadu (Main Twenty20: 2006/07-2011/12)
Full name Piyush Pramod Chawla
Born 24th December 1988, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Batting Left-hand batsman
Bowling Leg-break and googly
Teams India (Test: 2005/06-2007/08); India (ODI: 2007-2010/11); India (World Cup: 2010/11); India (Int Twenty20: 2010); India (Twenty20 World Cup: 2010); Uttar Pradesh (Main FC: 2005/06-2011/12); Sussex (Main FC: 2009); Uttar Pradesh (Main ListA: 2005/06-2011/12); Sussex (Main ListA: 2009); Sussex (Champions League: 2009/10); Uttar Pradesh (Main Twenty20: 2006/07-2011/12); Sussex (Main Twenty20: 2009-2009/10)
Full name Gautam Gambhir
Born 14th October 1981, Delhi, India
Batting Left-hand batsman
Bowling Leg-break
Teams India (Test: 2004/05-2010/11); India (ODI: 2003-2010); India (Int Twenty20: 2007/08-2010); India (Twenty20 World Cup: 2007/08-2009); Delhi (Main FC: 1999/00-2008/09); Delhi (Main ListA: 2000/01-2007/08); Delhi (Main Twenty20: 2006/07)
Full name Zaheer Khan
Born 7th October 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra, India
Batting Right -hand batsman
Bowling Left-arm fast-medium
Teams India (Test: 2000/01-2010/11); India (ODI: 2000/01-2010); Asian Cricket Council XI (ODI: 2004/05-2007); India (Int Twenty20: 2006/07-2010); India (Twenty20 World Cup: 2009); Baroda (Main FC: 1999/00-2005/06); Surrey (Main FC: 2004); Worcestershire (Main FC: 2006); Mumbai (Main FC: 2006/07-2009/10); Baroda (Main ListA: 1999/00-2005/06); Surrey (Main ListA: 2004); Worcestershire (Main ListA: 2006); Worcestershire (Main Twenty20: 2006); Mumbai (Main Twenty20: 2006/07-2009/10)
Full name Virat Kohli
Born 5th November 1988, Delhi, India
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling Right-arm medium pace
Teams India (Test: 2011-2011/12); India (ODI: 2008-2012); India (World Cup: 2010/11); India (Int Twenty20: 2010-2011/12); Delhi (Main FC: 2006/07-2010/11); Delhi (Main ListA: 2005/06-2009/10); Delhi (Main Twenty20: 2006/07)
Full name Pragyan Prayish Ojha
Born 5th September 1986, Khurda, India
Batting Left-hand batsman
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Teams India (Test: 2009/10-2010/11); India (ODI: 2008-2010); India (Int Twenty20: 2009-2010); India (Twenty20 World Cup: 2009); Hyderabad (India) (Main FC: 2004/05-2009/10); Hyderabad (India) (Main ListA: 2005/06-2009/10); Hyderabad (India) (Main Twenty20: 2006/07-2009/10)
Full name Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara
Born 25th January 1988, Rajkot, Saurashtra, India
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling Leg-break
Teams India (Test: 2010/11); Saurashtra (Main FC: 2005/06-2009/10); Saurashtra (Main ListA: 2006/07-2009/10); Saurashtra (Main Twenty20: 2006/07-2010/11)
Full name Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane
Born 6th June 1988, Ashwi Khurd, Maharashtra, India
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling Right-arm medium pace
Teams ndia (ODI: 2011-2011/12); India (Int Twenty20: 2011-2011/12); Mumbai (Main FC: 2007/08-2011/12); Mumbai (Main ListA: 2006/07-2011/12); Mumbai (Main Twenty20: 2006/07-2011/12)
Full name Suresh Kumar Raina
Born 27th November 1986, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Batting Left-hand batsman
Bowling Right-arm off-break
Teams India (Test: 2010-2010/11); India (ODI: 2005-2010/11); India (Int Twenty20: 2006/07-2010); India (Twenty20 World Cup: 2009); Uttar Pradesh (Main FC: 2002/03-2009/10); Uttar Pradesh (Main ListA: 2004/05-2006/07)
Full name Virender Sehwag
Born 20th October 1978, Delhi, India
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling Right-arm off-break
Teams ndia (Test: 2001/02-2010/11); ICC World XI (Test: 2005/06); India (ODI: 1998/99-2010); Asian Cricket Council XI (ODI: 2004/05-2007); ICC World XI (ODI: 2005/06); India (Int Twenty20: 2006/07-2009/10); India (Twenty20 World Cup: 2007/08); Delhi (Main FC: 1997/98-2008/09); Leicestershire (Main FC: 2003); Delhi (Main ListA: 1997/98-2006/07); Leicestershire (Main ListA: 2003); Leicestershire (Main Twenty20: 2003); Delhi (Main Twenty20: 2006/07)
Full name Ishant Sharma
Born 2nd September 1988, Delhi, India
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Teams India (Test: 2007-2010/11); India (ODI: 2007-2010); India (Int Twenty20: 2007/08-2009/10); India (Twenty20 World Cup: 2009); Delhi (Main FC: 2006/07-2009/10); Delhi (Main ListA: 2005/06-2006/07); Delhi (Main Twenty20: 2006/07)
Full name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born 24th April 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling Leg-break, Right-arm off-break, Right-arm medium pace
Teams India (Test: 1989/90-2010/11); India (ODI: 1989/90-2009/10); India (Int Twenty20: 2006/07); Bombay (Main FC: 1988/89-1995/96); Yorkshire (Main FC: 1992); Mumbai (Main FC: 1997/98-2008/09); Bombay (Main ListA: 1990/91-1995/96); Yorkshire (Main ListA: 1992); Mumbai (Main ListA: 1997/98-1998/99); Mumbai (Main Twenty20: 2006/07)
Full name Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav
Born 25th October 1987, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Teams India (Test: 2011/12); India (ODI: 2010-2012); Vidarbha (Main FC: 2008/09-2010/11); Vidarbha (Main ListA: 2008/09-2010/11); Vidarbha (Main Twenty20: 2009/10-2010/11)