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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India vs England 1st Test, India Playing 11: A five -match Test series will be played between India and England from 20 June. The first Test match between the two teams will be played in the Leeds of Headingley from June 20. BCCI has announced Team India for all the five Tests. At the same time, England has just declared a team for the first Test. Learn here how India’s playing XI can be in the first Test.

Sai Sudarshan will have to wait for his debut

KL Rahul opened by KL Rahul, be it an intra squad match in England or the practice match against England Lions. In such a situation, it is clear that KL Rahul will open in the series against England. Sai Sudarshan will have to wait for a test debut. Yashasvi Jaiswal will start the innings with KL Rahul.

Captain Shubman Gill will be seen batting on number-3. He has been playing on this position earlier too. After this, Karun Nair is expected to play at number four instead of Virat Kohli. He is in great form. In such a situation, captain Shubman Gill and coach Gautam Gambhir will not make the mistake of making them sit out.

In the middle order, the vice -captain and wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will be seen playing at number five. After this, Nitish Kumar Reddy on number six and Ravindra Jadeja on number seven are also set to play. After this, Shardul Thakur will be seen in action. The famous Krishna, Mohammad Siraj and Jaspreet Bumrah will be in fast bowling. By the way, a left hand fast as Arshdeep Singh is also the option of a fast bowler, but Krishna can be relied on in the first Test.

India’s possible playing XI in the first Test against England 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.