The Indian cricket team will now face the challenge of English baseball. The England team will come to India for a five-match Test series. The first Test match of this series will be played in Hyderabad from January 25. Find out what the Indian XI could look like in the first Test against England.
In the first Test against England, only captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal can start the innings. Both started in both Tests against South Africa. After that, Shubman Gill will play at number three and Virat Kohli at number four.
As far as the middle order is concerned, Shreyas Iyer should get a chance at number five. At the same time, KL Rahul can play at number six again. Only Rahul can play the role of wicketkeeper in this series.
Talking about bowling, Team India can field three spinners in the first Test. In such a situation, along with Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav can also be included in the final eleven. However, in fast bowling, vice-captains Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj can be seen in action.
India's expected XI for the first Test against England: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit. Bumrah.
Indian squad for the first two Test matches: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (week), KS Bharat (week), Dhruv Jurel (week), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja. , Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan.