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England will take on India in the first Test of the five-match series at Headingley, Leeds, starting on June 20.
Led by Ben Stokes, England announced their playing XI with Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley opening the innings, while Ollie Pope continues his No.3 spot. Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse will be the new ball bowlers.
Meanwhile, the Shubman Gill-led Indian side has decent enough depth in their batting order. On the other hand, with Jasprit Bumrah set to play this Test, things are expected to be exciting.
ENG vs IND, 1st Test Match Details
Match: England vs India, 1st Test
Time & Date: 3:30 PM IST, June 20 to June 24
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
ENG vs IND, 1st Test Probable XIs
England (Playing XI)
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
ENG vs IND, 1st Test Pitch Report
The Headingley wicket will offer a lot of assistance to new ball bowlers in the first few balls of all four innings. Batters need to toil hard to adjust to the conditions quickly before it gets too late.
ENG vs IND, 1st Test Top Picks
KL Rahul
KL Rahul had a decent game against the England Lions. He would be aiming to continue his good form.
Ollie Pope
Ollie Pope smacked a 171-run knock against Zimbabwe in the only Test most recently. He would be hoping to continue his red-hot form.
ENG vs IND, 1st Test Captain picks
Joe Root
Joe Root, England’s talismanic batter, is expected to bat at No.4. He is one of the players to watch out for in the English batting line-up.
Ben Stokes
The English skipper Ben Stokes is expected to do well and accumulate fantasy points in both batting and bowling departments.
ENG vs IND, 1st Test Head to Head Dream11 team
Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul (vc), Ben Duckett, Joe Root (c), Shubman Gill, Harry Brook, Shardul Thakur, Chris Woakes, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Brydon Carse.
ENG vs IND, 1st Test Grand League Dream11 team
Jamie Smith, KL Rahul, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope (vc), Joe Root, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ben Stokes, Shardul Thakur, Chris Woakes, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shoaib Bashir.
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