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FACTBOX: India v New Zealand test series

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Factbox on the three-test series between India and New Zealand, which starts at Kanpur on Thursday:

INDIA

Captain: Virat Kohli

Coach: Anil Kumble

Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

NEW ZEALAND

Captain: Kane Williamson

Coach: Mike Hesson

Squad: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Mark Craig, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, James Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling

HEAD TO HEAD:

Total: 54

India wins: 18

New Zealand wins: 10

Draws: 26

In India:

Total matches: 31

India wins: 13

New Zealand wins: 2

Draws: 16

LAST FIVE TESTS:

2014 - Match drawn, Wellington

2014 - New Zealand won by 40 runs, Auckland

2012 - India won by five wickets, Bangalore

2012 - India won by an innings & 115 runs, Hyderabad,

2010 - India won by an innings & 198 runs, Nagpur,

FIXTURES (all start at 0400 GMT):

1st test - Sept. 22-26, Green Park, Kanpur

2nd test - Sept. 30-Oct. 4, Eden Gardens, Kolkata

3rd test - Oct. 8-12, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

(Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Greg Stutchbury)

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