Eng vs ind 1st test: The first Test match to be played in Handingley, Leeds between England and India has been tossed. England won the toss and decided to bowl first. Sai Sudarshan has got a chance to debut for India. Captain Shubman Gill has made it clear that he will bat at number four.

Team India has landed with four fast bowlers. Shardul Thakur has also got a place in the last eleven. Apart from this, Jaspreet is Bumrah, famous Krishna and Mohammad Siraj. Karun Nair has also got a chance. After a long time, he has returned to the Test team.

England’s playing XI- Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Josh Tung and Shoaib Bashir

India’s playing XI- Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and famous Krishna

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IND vs Eng 1st Test Playing 11: The first Test will be played between India and England from today at the Handingley Cricket Ground in Leads. According to the Indian time, the match will start at 3:30 pm, the toss will take place at 3 pm. The era of Shubman Gill’s captaincy is starting from today. Today Sai Sudarshan’s Test debut is almost confirmed, Karun Nair is also ready to return after 8 years. With 3 fast bowlers, Shardul Thakur is considered to be found in the XI. See, Team India can land with which playing 11.

Sai Sudarshan is believed to be included in the playing 11 in the first Test. His IPL 2025 was excellent, he scored 759 runs in 15 innings. He won the Orange Cap, that is, he was the highest run -scorer. Of course this will be his first Test but he has experience playing in England, he has played the county championship.

Sai Sudarshan’s first class career has also been good, he has scored 1957 runs in 49 innings of 29 matches. This includes 7 centuries and 5 half -century innings. Sudarshan has played 3 ODIs and 1 T20 matches for Team India. Now as soon as he joins the playing 11, he will become a player playing in all three formats for India.

Karun Nair’s return fixed after 8 years

Karun Nair, who played the most runs in Tests against England, is Karun Nair, who played his last Test in 2017. Now after 8 years, his return is believed to be fixed, although he was also hurt during the practice, but perhaps he is not so serious. Nair has scored 374 runs in 7 innings of 6 Test matches.

India’s possible playing 11 in the first Test against England

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna.

The England cricket team had already announced their playing 11 for the first Test to be held in the leads. He has also included spinner Shoaib Bashir in the XI.

England’s playing 11 for the first Test

Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicket -keeper), Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Josh Tung, Shoaib Bashir.

India vs England live broadcast and live streaming of first Test

The live broadcast of India vs England Test will be on Sony Sports Network in India. Live streaming will be on geographstar. The match will also be broadcast live on DD Sports.

Rishabh pant press conference: India vs England first Test will be played on Friday, 20 June at the headingley cricket ground in Leads. Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, Team India is starting the next cycle of WTC (WTC 2025-27). Earlier, Vice -captain Rishabh Pant, who came to the press conference, told that who would bat at number four in place of Virat Kohli, he told what his batting order will be.

Virat Kohli played a total of 210 innings in Test cricket, out of which he batted at number four in 160 innings. This was his position for more than a decade, but since his retirement, the big question was who would play in this order. Rishabh Pant revealed this in the press conference.

Shubman Gill will replace Virat!

Pant told that captain Shubman Gill will bat at number four. Let us tell you that Shubman Gill has played a total of 59 Test innings so far. He has opened 29 times and batted 30 times at number three. He scored 874 runs while opening, including 2 centuries and 4 half -centuries. While playing at number three, he scored 1019 runs with the help of 3 centuries and the same half -century. Now he is ready to bat at number four for the first time.

Who is at number 5

Rishabh Pant, while disclosing his batting order, said that he will play at number five. Talking about Pant, he played 26 times in the Test at number 5, in which he scored 1301 runs. While playing on this position, he has scored 9 half -centuries and 2 centuries.

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India’s potential playing against England 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, famous Krishna, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.

It is very likely that Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul will start the innings. Sai Sudarshan can be fed in the first Test in place of Abhimanyu Iswaran, if he plays, he can bat at number three. Karun Nair can come at number six. Nitish Kumar Reddy can be fed to Shardul Thakur.

Live broadcast and live streaming details of IND vs Eng 1st Test

India vs England will have a live broadcast of the first Test in India on Sony Sports Network. Live streaming will be on geographstar. In the first Test starting on June 20, the toss will be held at 3 pm Indian time. The match will start every day from 3:30 pm.

India vs england: The five -Test series between India and England is going to start tomorrow i.e. Friday. Earlier, suspense remains about who will batting in place of Virat and Rohit Sharma. Meanwhile, Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik has told who should bat on number three. Dinesh Karthik wants Sai Sudarshan, who scored 759 runs in the IPL this time, bat for India at number 3.

Talking on India’s batting order, Dinesh Karthik said that he wants Sai Sudarshan to bat at number 3. Let us know that there are also Abhimanyu Iswaran in this team, it is believed that Sai Sudarshan can get a chance in the first Test. The departure of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has led to changes in the batting order. Karthik has supported Yashasvi and Rahul to continue his success in BGT.

Karun Nair at number 6

Karthik wants Karun Nair to bat at number six after 7 years. According to him, Shardul Thakur will be included in the first Test in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy. He has kept captain Shubman Gill and vice -captain Rishabh Pant in the middle order. His top 8 list includes Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur. Rishabh Pant has confirmed in the press conference that captain Shubman Gill will bat at number four and he will bat at number five.

Dinesh Karthik said, “It is Yashswi players who are ready for such challenges. Sai Sudarshan on the third Nabmer, according to me, he has redeemed the opportunities given in limited overs cricket and IPL, has done well, performed brilliantly. Can he convert it into red ball cricket.”

Ind vs eng 1st test: In the Leads, the vice -captain Rishabh Pant came to the press conference before the India vs England Test starting from June 20. Pant expressed grief over the plane crash in Ahmedabad and said that it will remain in his mind and he will try to make the countrymen happy with his performance. On June 12, the plane of Air India, going from Ahmedabad to London, crashed 2 minutes after flying, in which a total of 274 people, including 241 passengers, died.

What did Rishabh Pant say in the press conference?

Rishabh Pant, the vice -captain at the press conference on Wednesday, said, “Whatever happened in Ahmedabad, the whole of India is sad. But we can try our side to make India happy again.” He promised that our team will kill full life to win.

Pant said, “Whatever happened in the plane crash, people will be going through a lot of emotions. We are going to give our best performance to India how we can make them happy again and it is always additional responsibility.”

India vs England will be played at the first Test Leeds’s Handingley Cricket Ground. This first Test of the 5 -match series will start from June 20. Pant further said in his statement, “You want to please the countrymen all the time, but this is not possible at all times as a cricketer. Yes, I can promise on our behalf that we will not make any shortage in our performance, give 200 percent so that we can give happiness to the countrymen.”

India’s possible playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, famous Krishna, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.

Live broadcast and live streaming details of cricket match

India vs England will have a live broadcast of the first Test in India on Sony Sports Network. Live streaming will be on geographstar. In the first Test starting on June 20, the toss will be held at 3 pm Indian time. The match will start every day from 3:30 pm.

England vs India 1st Test: The Indian cricket team is currently on a tour of England. In England, Team India has to play a five -match Test series. India’s tour of England will start with the first Test match on 20 June. The first Test match between India and England will be played in the headingley of Leeds.

First Test Match Pitch Report

The first Test match between India and England will be played in the headingley. Although the pitch here is favorable for batting, but as the ball is old, spin bowling starts dominating. In England, the conditions usually benefit the fast bowlers. The weather will also benefit the fast bowlers. The sky may be cloudy during the first Test match in Leeds. In such a situation, fast bowlers can get tremendous swing, if this happens, the batsmen are sure to increase.

Learn how the record of both teams is in the headingley?

If we look at the Test record of the Indian team in the headingley, then here he has played 7 Test matches so far. All these matches were against England, of which 2 won, lost 4 times and a match was drawn. It is one of the home grounds of England, where he has played 80 Test matches so far. In this, he won 37 times, lost 25 times and 18 matches were left on draw.

Match prediction

Our match is the Prediction Meter saying that this match will get a thorn competition. Talking about the victory, it is very difficult to guess it, because both teams have many matches. The pitch is batting friendly, so this test is also expected to be drawn.

India’s possible playing XI- KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill (Captain), Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, famous Krishna and Mohammad Siraj.

England’s possible playing XI- Ben Docket, Jack Croly, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Shoaib Bashir, Josh Tung and Samuel James Cook.