IND vs ENG: The Indian cricket team is going to return to international cricket soon. A five-Test series will be played between India and England, starting from the end of June. This series will be very important for both the teams, as it is part of the World Test Championship. It is expected that the team will also be announced by the BCCI soon. Let us give you information about the schedule of this series.
IND vs ENG The first Test match of the series will be played from June 20
Team India is going to tour England early next month. However, the series will start at the end. The first Test match between India and England will be played from June 20. This match will be held in Leeds. This will be the first and only Test of June, which the Indian team will play. After this, the second match of the series will start from July 2. This match will be held in Birmingham. The third Test of the series will start from July 10 and the fourth from July 23. The fifth and last match will start from July 31, which will run till August 4.
The team will go to England under the leadership of the new captain
This five-match series between India and England will start from June 20 and the Indian team for this will be announced in the coming days. India will play under the leadership of the new captain on this tour and it is believed that Shubman Gill is at the forefront of the race to become the captain of the Indian Test team. Rohit and Kohli will not be on this tour, but there are still some experienced players in the team. Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja will be the main players of this team, while fast bowler Mohammed Shami can also make it to the playing-11.
Who will open the innings?
Now that Rohit has retired, KL Rahul can open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal in England in his place. Both of them also opened the innings in some matches on the Australia tour. At the same time, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant can also come to bat in the top order. India also has two domestic players like Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel. Apart from these, there are Sai Sudarshan and Karun Nair who can be selected in the India A team against England.
Ravindra Jadeja can play as a spinner in England and he will face Washington Sundar. The fast bowlers will be Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer and Abhimanyu Easwaran from the Traveling Reserve and India A team are such names who will be strong contenders to make a place in the Indian team.
The series will be played under the World Test Championship
With this, this long series will end. That is, only Test matches will be played between India and England, during this time there is no schedule of ODI and T20 International matches. After this, Team India will return home. This series is important because it is a part of the World Test Championship. This time the Indian team has not been able to reach its final, but India will try to make a good start to the new cycle
The selection committee will have to brainstorm
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from Test cricket. That is, when the BCCI selection committee sits to select the team for this series, it will also have to decide who will be the new captain of the team. Although Shubman Gill’s name is leading so far, nothing can be said about it until it is finalized. Meanwhile, it also remains to be seen who will be the new opening batsman of the team in the absence of Rohit Sharma. Many names are being considered for this, but it will be interesting to see who gets the nod.
Probable playing XI of Team India in the Test series against England
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna.
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