Resuming on 237-5, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj added 34 before Ganguly played on to Muttiah Muralitharan.
Sourav Ganguly, 27 not out overnight, began watchfully before driving Krejza for a straight six.
Sanjay Bangar may have removed Butcher almost immediately had Sourav Ganguly installed a short leg.
Less than six overs later, the light was offered to Laxman and Sourav Ganguly.
Muralitharan then snapped up the wickets of Gambhir (43), Sourav Ganguly, Dinesh Karthik and Anil Kumble.
India skipper Sourav Ganguly was disappointed his side could not post a bigger score batting first.
On 28 Cook offered a much sharper opportunity to Sourav Ganguly, also at leg slip, off Kumble.
But Sachin Tendulkar (47) helped India towards safety before VVS Laxman (59no) and Sourav Ganguly finished the job.
Dravid replaces Sourav Ganguly and will lead the team in forthcoming series against Sri Lanka and South Africa.
And Sourav Ganguly, the captain, has a pugnacious aggression that has helped make his team hard to beat.
But big names, including former India captain Sourav Ganguly and West Indies batting great Brian Lara, went unsold.
The verdict sees Sourav Ganguly move ahead of Mohammad Azharuddin as India's most successful Test captain with 15 victories.
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly shared 150, but Tendulkar (94) missed out on a century as cramp set in.
Kolkata skipper Sourav Ganguly told BBC Sport he was in no doubt as to which player he would go for.
Attention has focused on Sourav Ganguly after he was dropped against Sri Lanka, only to be named in the tour party.
But he and fellow left-hander Sourav Ganguly (39) slowly came to terms with the surface with a third-wicket stand of 82 spanning 14 overs.
BBC: India 242-5 (47 ovs) bt Pakistan 239-7 (50 ovs) by 5 wkts
With Tendulkar, former captains Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, and VVS Laxman all in their mid-30s, there have been calls for the introduction of some younger talent.
It was hardly the ideal scenario for a man trying to save his Test career (Sourav Ganguly) and a youngster trying to build one (Yuvraj).
BBC: Akmal continued his superb recent form to defy the Indians
Sourav Ganguly (72) and Rahul Dravid (56) added 104 to help India fight back but Chris Tremlett removed both and James Anderson took three wickets.
Indian batsmen Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly attended the auction along with Bollywood movie stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta in a chaotic atmosphere.
Virender Sehwag struck a fluent 92 as India raced to 116-0 before they lost three quick wickets, including Sourav Ganguly first ball in his final Test.
Indian paceman Javagal Srinath is unlikely to go back on his decision to retire from Test cricket despite a plea from national team captain Sourav Ganguly.
The other two wickets went in the space of three balls to Nantie Hayward and they were the important ones of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.
It was particularly poignant watching Adam Gilchrist and Sourav Ganguly scratch around at the crease for a handful of runs when Punjab played Pune on April 8.
Openers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly shared 116 inside 20 overs and Yuvraj Singh fired 72 from 57 balls as India amassed 324-6 after being put in.
India, who were knocked out in the first round of last year's World Cup, left veteran stars like Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly out of the squad.
Sourav Ganguly was run out when Tendulkar sent him back in the first over and Brett Lee nipped the next ball back to trap Rahul Dravid plumb lbw.
BBC: Johnson left the Indians reeling with a devastating burst
Lancashire's innings was dominated by England all-rounder Andy Flintoff (70) after they lost John Crawley, Michael Atherton and Indian captain Sourav Ganguly with just 33 on the board.
National captain Sourav Ganguly, who made a four-ball duck after beginning his innings needing only 10 to reach 10, 000 first-class runs, and his deputy Rahul Dravid were among Powar's victims.
Monty Panesar ran out Sourav Ganguly in the third over of India's reply and James Anderson took two wickets in an over in a spell of 3-14 from six overs.
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