IND vs Eng: The Indian cricket team is on a tour of England, where the first Test will be played in the lead from 20 June. This is a difficult tour for Team India, as this is the first series after retirement from the three most experienced players (Virat, Rohit and Ashwin). Everyone is keen to see Shubman Gill as a captain, but a former Indian cricketer has warned him before this tour.

Shubman Gill has been elected captain of the Test team after Rohit Sharma’s retirement. Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik warned Team India before the tour of England. A video of him is going viral, in which he is saying that this tour is not going to be easy for Gill and Team at all.

Speaking on Sky Sports, Dinesh Karthik said, “According to me, Shubman Gill has not yet realized what it means to be the best captain for Team India. He is going to enter the lion’s den. It is not easy to play in England, many big teams faced difficulties in England.”

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However, Karthik also told that what is going to be in India’s favor in this tour. He said, “According to me, England’s bowling is weak. I can see the same positive thing on this tour for India. He can be put under pressure with good batting. When I say batting, I mean England’s batting will definitely put pressure on Team India. England’s bowling is still in progress and it can go in favor of the Indian team.”

Indian Test team against England

Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice-Qetan), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Krishnade, Akashdeep, Akashdeep, Kulpadeep.

IND vs Eng 1st Test Pitch Report: The 5 -match Test series between India and England is going to start from June 20. Team India has not been able to defeat England on its land for the last 18 years. This upcoming series will be very special because it will be the team’s first Test series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. At the same time, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will also not be part of the Indian team due to retirement. Know here how the pitch will be in the first Test match, the batsmen will have fun or the bowlers will wreak havoc.

Pitch report

The first match will be played at the Handingley Cricket Stadium. Usually the pitch here remains in line with the batting, but as the ball is old, the spin bowling starts dominating. Let us know that during the first Test match in Leeds, the sky can be cloudy. In such a situation, fast bowlers can get tremendous swing, if this happens, the batsmen are sure to increase.

If you look at the figures of Handingley Cricket Ground, then the success percentage of the target chase in the fourth innings has been higher. A total of 81 Test matches have been played on this ground so far, out of which the team that batting has won 29 and the team has won 34 times. The target of 404 runs has also been chased in the fourth innings here. However, Australia’s historic victory over England came in 1948. Here in the first 2 innings, batsmen dominate more, but in the third and fourth innings, bowlers start dominating.

India and England won how many matches, how many lost

If we look at the Test record of the Indian team on the Handingley Cricket Ground, 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.

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IND vs Ind-A INTRA Squad Match Live: Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian cricket team is currently practicing in Bekenham, England. India vs England will be played in the first Test lead from 20 June. Earlier, the team will play an intra-showder match, which will start from June 13 today. Let us tell you where the squad of both teams, where will the match be, will start in India? And will this match live live broadcast or live streaming?

The captain of the Indian cricket team is Shubman Gill, the vice -captain is Rishabh Pant. At the same time, India A team captain is Abhimanyu Ishwaran. The intra-voice match between the two teams is to be played against England before the series for Indian players preparations. This will be a 4 -day match.

When will India vs India a intra squad practice match be played?

The practice match between India vs India A will start from June 13, will be played till 16 June. That is, this will be a total of 4 days match.

Where will India vs India a intra squad practice match be played?

The practice match between India vs India A will be played at Bekenham, Kanti County Cricket Ground.

India vs India a intra squad practice match timing?

The practice match between India vs India A will start local time at 11 am, according to Indian time, this match will be played from 3:30 pm.

India vs India A Intra Squad Practice Match live broadcast and live streaming?

The live broadcast of the practice match between India vs India A will not be on any channel, nor its live streaming will be on any app.

Team India wants that this match being played for the preparations for Indian players should not be broadcast live, so that the opposing team cannot see the practice of Team India.

India and India A squad

India A: Abhimanyu Ishwar (captain), Ishaan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khalil Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey.

India: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain and wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Sharad Siraj, Akash Deep, Kulladi, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep Yadav

IND vs Eng Test: The Indian cricket team is currently in England, where Team India will play a 5 -match Test series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. This is the first series of Team India after retirement from Virat Kohli’s Test. Meanwhile, a big statement of Ravi Shastri, former cricketer and coach of Team India, has come. He believes that it could have been handled well. He also told what he would have done if he had a role.

Virat Kohli announced his retirement from his Test on 12 May through an Instagram post. On May 7, 5 days before this, Rohit Sharma also announced retirement. Two consecutive veterans had said goodbye to the Test, due to which all the fans were disappointed. Fans wanted that they should have received Farewell Test. Meanwhile, Ravi Shastri said that if he had a role, he would have made Virat the captain after the tour of Australia.

What did Ravi Shastri say about Virat Kohli?

Shastri said in a conversation with Sony Sports, “People realize how big the player he was, when you go away. I am sad that Virat Kohli has gone. The way he went, according to me it could have handled it well. More conversations should have been done. If I had a role in it, I would have made him captain after Australia tour.”

BCCI sources had told India Today that Virat Kohli had told the selectors about his decision before the retirement announcement. Although a member of the board wanted him to go on a tour of England, as Rohit would need his experience after retirement, but Kohli did not agree and took retirement. Kohli and Rohit Sharma will now be seen playing in ODI format, both of them also said goodbye to the shortest format of cricket together after winning the T20 World Cup 2024.

However, a party on social media was also saying that if Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had to retire from the Test only after the tour of Australia, then why did both of them play domestic cricket. Let us tell you that after a poor performance in Team India’s Test, the BCCI had decided that if there is no concrete reason, then all the players will have to play domestic.

Shubman Gill can create history in England

The Indian cricket team won the last Test series in England in 2007 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. After this, the team went to play Test series in England 2-2 times under the captaincy of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, but never won the series.

IND vs Eng Test Series 2025: The Indian cricket team, captained by Shubman Gill, is currently practicing in the city of Bekenham, England. The 5 -match Test series against the English team will be very important, because there are many young players in this team. Amid the preparations, Arshdeep Singh told which planning he is preparing and what will he do next. Meanwhile, he said about captain Gill that he too is seen in good rhythm. He also talked about Jaspreet Bumrah.

In this interview with BCCI, Arshdeep Singh expressed his happiness on returning to the Kent County Club, praising the weather there. He told that on the first day, everyone was trying to bowl in rhythm, how is the red ball coming out of the hand. Because all the players were playing white ball cricket for a long time.

Now bowling with high intensity

Arshdeep Singh said that now our bowlers will start bowling with high intensity, will create more difficult for the batsmen. Although he also said that even in the initial practice session, the batsmen did good batting, while we were just practicing to come to Rhythm but still they were completely challenging. We had to plan a complete plan to dismiss.

“Sai Sudarshan is associated in the team for the first time, he too looked very compact. Captain (Shubman Gill) was also seen in a good rhythm. I will try to try our belovers in practice.”

No comparison with Jaspreet Bumrah

Arshdeep Singh further said, “Whenever I hold the ball, I think that I am the best, but there is no comparison in the team which includes Jaspreet Bumrah. The main focus is how we can improve each other’s game, how can we benefit the team? That is the main focus.”

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– BCCI (@Bcci) June 10, 2025

Players included in Indian Test team

Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain and wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep Yadav

Shubman Gill Test Stats in England: Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian cricket team will play a 5 -match Test series against England, which will start from June 20. Indian players are currently practicing in London. Experienced players like Jaspreet Bumrah, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant are included in the team, but due to the absence of Virat-Rohit and Ashwin, there will also be a mild pressure on Team India. Let us tell you that Gill has previously played county cricket in England.

After Rohit Sharma’s retirement, the Indian Cricket Board has appointed Shubman Gill as captain, Rishabh Pant is the vice -captain. This is an important moment of his career, from here he will show his ability to lead. Very few fans know that Gill has played for the county club in England.

Shubman Gill has played for Glymargon

Gill has played for the Glemargon County Club in England. In 2022, he first played at the County Championship. He was 3 first classes, in which he scored 244 runs at an average of 61. His technique was also effective. The way he faced bounced balls in England circumstances, it was also effective.

Gill’s International Career in England

In international cricket, Shubman Gill has scored 1893 runs in 59 innings of a total of 32 matches. This includes 7 half -centuries and 5 centuries. In the Test, he has also been ‘duck’ (zero) 5 times.

Shubman Gill has not yet done well in England in international cricket. He has played 3 Tests, in which he has scored only 88 runs in 6 innings with an average of 14.67.

Shubman Gill has played 10 matches against England so far, in which he has scored 592 runs in an average of 37 in 18 innings. This includes 3 half -century and 2 centuries innings.

Players joined in Indian team for Test series against England

Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain and wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep Yadav

IND vs Eng Test Series 2025: Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian cricket team will play the first Test against England from June 20, for which the team has started preparing in England. In the unofficial Test against England Lions, there were many players in India’s A team which are included in the Test squad. These players have shown a strong performance and 4 of them are replaced by players in Playing 11.

A total of 7 players were playing against England Lions, who are part of the upcoming Test series. He had a good chance of preparations, which he also redeemed. At the same time, there was an opportunity for other players to show their talent. Now Shubman Gill and Team India A will play a practice match, before that 7 players playing for India A have joined the Indian squad. These include KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Reddy, Karun Nair, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur and Dhruv Jurlel.

Karun Nair’s return possible

Karun Nair is the batsman who has scored a triple century against England. This is the biggest score against England by any Indian. He can return after 8 years by joining the playing of the first Test. He can play in place of Kohli i.e. at number four. In the first Test against England Lions, he played a brilliant innings of 204 runs. Scored 40 and 15 runs respectively in the first and second innings of the second Test.

KL Rahul’s brilliant century

Wicket -keeper batsmen were not included in India’s A team, but after their IPL team’s early journey ended, he requested the BCCI to include it in it. In the first innings of the second match, he scored a century (116), he scored a half -century in the second innings.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 24 and 64 runs in the first Test. In the second Test, he scored 17 and 5 runs. Of course, his bat did not run in both these Tests, but his efforts would have been to mold themselves under the circumstances of England. He is an aggressive batsman and his record against England has also been good. He can start the innings with Shubman Gill.

Shardul Thakur can get a chance

One of Shardul Thakur and Nitish Reddy can find a place in the playing 11, although the performance of both of them is not special for India A but Shardul Thakur may get attention. Nitish Reddy took 2 wickets in 2 Tests, scored 135 runs in 4 innings. Shardul was able to score only 80 runs in 3 innings, 2 in the first match and he did not get any wicket in the second match. But Shardul can be placed in playing 11 based on the previous performance.