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Anil Kumble [ Images ], leading India [ Images ] for the first time on home ground, the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, won the toss and chose to bat in the third and final Test against Pakistan on Saturday.

India, who lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Delhi [ Images ] by six wickets, made four changes to the team that played the drawn second Test in Kolkata [ Images ] after injury ruled out batsman Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni [ Images ] and pace bowlers Zaheer Khan [ Images ] and Munaf Patel [ Images ].

Batsmen Gautam Gambhir [ Images ] and Yuvraj Singh [ Images ] and bowlers Irfan Pathan [ Images ] and Ishant Sharma [ Images ] were named in the side.

Pakistan, who staged a spectacular fightback to draw the second Test, made one change, left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir [ Images ] making way for all-rounder Yasir Arafat, who is making his debut.

Younis Khan [ Images ] will again stand in for injured captain Shoaib Malik [ Images ] while fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar [ Images ] and Mohammad Sami [ Images ] have recovered from a chest infection that hampered them during the previous game.

Teams:

India: Anil Kumble (captain), Wasim Jaffer [ Images ], Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik [ Images ], Rahul Dravid [ Images ], Saurav Ganguly [ Images ], Vangipurappu Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh [ Images ], Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma.

Pakistan: Salman Butt [ Images ], Yasir Hameed [ Images ], Younis Khan (captain), Mohammad Yousuf [ Images ], Misbah-ul Haq, Kamran Akmal, Faisal Iqbal [ Images ], Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Sami, Shoaib Akhtar, Yasir Arafat.

Umpires: Simon Taufel (Australia [ Images ]) and Rudi Koertzen [ Images ] (South Africa [ Images ]).