Indian Test Team
India vs England Test Series: A five-Test series will be played between India and England. For this, the selectors have announced Team India for the first two matches. The captaincy of the team has been handed over to Rohit Sharma. Young players have got a chance in the team. Whereas four spinner bowlers including Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav have got a chance in the team. But from the last Test series against South Africa, the selectors have shown the way out to many players.
These players are out
India recently played a two-Test series against South Africa, which was tied 1-1. Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Abhimanyu Easwaran were included for this series. But now these three players have been shown the way out of Team India for the series against England. Shardul got a chance in the first test match against Africa, but he could not perform well. On the other hand, Prasidh Krishna made his debut against Africa. They are no longer retained. Abhimanyu got a chance in place of injured Rituraj Gaikwad. He is out of the team. Ishan Kishan and Mohammed Shami are also not part of the squad for the first two Test matches against England.
Four spinners got a chance
Indian pitches are always helpful to spinners. Spinners wreak havoc on these pitches. Four powerful spinners have got a place in Team India for the Test series against England. At the same time, the fast bowling trio of Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj in Team India has also got a chance. These players are expert in changing the course of the match.
Such is the record of both the teams
So far 131 Test matches have been played between India and England, out of which India has won 31. The England team has won in 50 matches. 50 matches have ended in draws. But Team India’s record against England at home is good and India has won 22 test matches against England at home.
Indian Test squad for the first two matches against England:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj. , Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah Avesh Khan.
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