IND vs ENG: The first Test will be played between India and England from Thursday. Both the teams will face each other at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Team India will field without Virat Kohli. At the same time, Harry Brook will not be a part of the England team. Rajat Patidar can be included in the playing eleven in place of Virat Kohli.
Whereas Ollie Pope will play for England in place of Harry Brook. In fact, for the last 12 years, England has failed to win Tests on Indian soil. Under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, the England team will enter with the intention of ending the drought of 12 years.
When, where and how will you be able to watch live streaming?
The first Test between India and England will start at 9.30 am Indian time at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Indian fans will be able to watch the live broadcast on Sports-18 network. Apart from this, you will be able to watch live streaming on Jio Cinema.
On Jio Cinema, fans will be able to watch live streaming in languages other than Hindi and English. Also, there will be no subscription for live streaming on Jio Cinema, that is, no money will be charged. Apart from Jio Cinema app, you will be able to watch live streaming on Jio Cinema website.
KL Rahul will not play as wicketkeeper in Ind vs Eng
KL Rahul will not play wicketkeeper in the series Rahul Dravid said on Tuesday that KL Rahul will not play as wicketkeeper in the Test series against England and there is competition between KS Bharat and Dhruv Jurail for the role of wicketkeeper.
Did the keeping against South Africa
Actually, KL Rahul did wicketkeeping in the test series against South Africa Ind vs SA. Dravid said that he is clear about his selection. We have picked two other wicketkeepers and of course Rahul did a fantastic job for us in South Africa and played a vital role in drawing the series.
Jurail joins the team
Considering the five Test matches and playing in these conditions, the selection will be between two other wicketkeepers. If we talk about Bharat or Jurail, Bharat has more chances of playing in the playing eleven. Jurail has been selected in the team for the first time and he lacks experience, so Bharat will be the wicketkeeper.
IND vs ENG Test Series Schedule
1st Test: 25-29 January, Hyderabad
2nd Test: 2-6 February, Visakhapatnam
3rd Test: 15-19 February, Rajkot
4th Test: 23-27 February, Ranchi
5th Test: 7-11 March, Dharamshala
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Indian team playing 11 for the first two test matches:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), KS Bharat (wk) Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan.
England team playing 11:
Ben Stokes (captain), Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Dan Lawrence, Jack Crowley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood.
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