IND vs Eng First Test: The 5 -match Test series between India and England is going to start from today. The first match of this series will be played on the Leeds ground in Handingley. From this series, both teams will start their journey in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle. The history of both the previous WTC finals of the India team has been good. India has been a runner -up of WTC twice. Once in 2021, in front of New Zealand and second time in 2023, Australia lost in the final. India will land with the intention of winning the title of Champion this time. At the same time, England has not played a single final of WTC so far.
India’s record challenged in headingley
India’s performance in Headingley has not been special. Team India has played a total of 7 Tests on this ground so far. Of these, India has suffered a win in 2 and defeat in 4 matches, and 1 match has been a draw.
On this ground, India played their last Test in 2021, in which the Indian team lost by 76 runs. In such a situation, it will be honorable for India to win this time on this ground of Headingley.
India vs England, figures so far
India started its Test journey against England in the year 1932 from Lord’s. Since then, a total of 136 Tests have been played between the two teams. In which,
England won: 51 Tests
India won: 35 Tests
Draws: 50 Tests
India has played a total of 67 Test matches on England’s land so far, out of which Team India has won only 9 matches. 22 matches have been drawn while the Indian team has lost in 36 matches.
So far 36 Test series have been played between India and England, in which
England won: 19 series
India won: 12 series
Draws: 5 Series
India played a total of 19 Test series in England, out of which India has been successful in winning only 3 series. 2 series have been drawn and 14 have to face defeat. India won the Test series in England for the last time under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid.
Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy will begin the series
This time the Test series has been given a new identity. It will now be known as “Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy”. The name has been named in honor of India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar and England veteran fast bowler James Anderson.
On Thursday, this trophy was formally unveiled by Sachin and Anderson. This series has now become one of the most famous series in Test history of both countries, which all the fans are eagerly waiting for.
Shubman Gill vs Ben Stokes
After the Test retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Team India is making a new beginning this time. 25 -year -old Shubman Gill is handling the Test captaincy for the first time. At the same time, England are headed by 34 -year -old all -rounder Ben Stokes, who has a good captaincy experience.
The challenge before Gill is not only to handle the team, but also to fulfill the hopes of winning the Test series after 18 years on England’s land.
Match details
First Test – India vs England
date – 20 to 24 June
place – Handingley, Leads
Toss – 3:00 pm (Indian time)
Match time – 3:30 pm
Where to see live?
The first Test match of India-England Test series will be broadcast live on Sony Sports Network
Sony Sports 1 (English)
Sony Sports 3 (Hindi)
Sony Sports 4 (Tamil and Telugu)
Sony Sports 5
Live streaming
Jio Hotstar App
India’s possible playing xi
Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna
England’s playing xi
Ben Stokes (Captain), Jack Crole, Ben Docket, Oli Pop, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Josh Tung, Shoaib Bashir
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