India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against the West Indies in the second Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday.
India retained the side that won the opening Test of the three-match series by five wickets in New Delhi, while the West Indies brought in opener Adrian Barath and paceman Kemar Roach in place of Kieran Powell and Ravi Rampaul.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Venkatsai Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.
West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Kraigg Brathwaite, Adrian Barath, Kirk Edwards, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh, Fidel Edwards, Devendra Bishoo, Kemar Roach.
Umpires: Rod Tucker (AUS) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)
TV umpire: S. Ravi (IND)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)