India vs england test: A new chapter of Team India is starting under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian cricket team adorned with most young players wants to create history by winning in England. But this will not be easy, because there are some weaknesses of Team India on this tour.

Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, the Indian team played a total of 4 Test series in England, but could not win even in one. 3 England won and 1 draw. Now you can understand how difficult it is to win in England, this time most of the players in the team are young. Although there is no lack of enthusiasm in them, but still there are 5 such big weaknesses which remain the headache of Team India.

Jaspreet dependent on Bumrah

The biggest relief for the Indian team is that experienced bowler Jasprit Bumrah is in this tour, who has the power to collapse any batting unit. However, they cannot be completely dependent on them, because Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar had told at the time of the team’s announcement that Bumrah might not play all the matches. Bumrah himself has also confirmed that he will play only 3 Tests, so he refused to take over the captaincy. In such a situation, Gill will hop that players like Arshdeep Singh, famous Krishna, Shardul Thakur should do well. Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep will also have responsibility.

Trouble in front of swing

In England, you have to play and play, but Indian batsmen are not so good in this, and it is even more difficult to do so when swinging. England’s pitches help fast bowlers, the ball is more swing, there is an uneven bounce and Indian batsmen are not very good in front of the swing. Even captain Shubman Gill cannot play the swing very well. Karun Nair can be important, he also has experience of playing in England, but the big thing is that he is returning after 7 years in international, so will it also have a pressure on him. KL Rahul is also expected better, he also batted brilliantly in the practice match and scored a century against England Lions.

Shubman Gill’s record

Shubman Gill’s record on foreign land is not very good, if we talk about the test, its average is 35. They have trouble on swing balls and this will happen in all matches in England. Shubman Gill will have to do something that Virat Kohli did in 2018. Kohli was able to score 134 runs in 10 innings in England in 2014, but after that when he returned in 2018, he appeared in a different form. He scored 593 runs in the series, which was the highest run by one batsman in the series. During this, he scored 2 centuries and 3 half -centuries.

Fielding has to be improved

Fielding of Indian players has also always been a big problem. Due to the presence of Virat, there was different enthusiasm in the fielding department, if he is not there, then what will it be like? It will be interesting to see this. Dux ball is very swing in England, if the winds are often fast, then it is not easy to catch a catch. In such a situation, the practice of slip catch and fielding will be important.

Lack of experience in Indian batsmen

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’s departure has had a huge impact in this team, the batting order will have to be changed. Many young players will get a chance, but will they be able to feel pressure to play in England? Good good batsmen do not play easily in England, it is also difficult for him. There is a lack of experience in the Indian batting line up. Therefore KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant will have to do well.

Where to watch live cricket matches in India

The live broadcast of India vs England Test matches will be on Sony Sports Network. There will be live streaming on geographstar. According to Indian time, the match will start at 3:30 pm.

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.

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.