INDIA will take on england in the first of the five-match test series 2025. This article provides details about India’s!
India Playing 11 vs England- 1st Test, India Tour of England 2025:
Openers: Kl Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal
India will open the batting with Kl rahul And yashasvi jaiswal, the batters who opened the innings for the team in Australia as well, and did a fin job.
The team would hope for them to replicate the performance they delivered in the border-gavaskar trophy and put pressure on an inxperiented English bowling attack.
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Kl rahul will take the upcoming england tour as an opportunity to stamp his authority on the opening position, which was a cause of concert in the home series against new zealand.
The pair will look to get the team off to a good start and lay a platform for the middle-order batters to capitalize on. Having said that, bot kl and yashasvi would want the middle-order batters to contribute more.
As it was one of the primary reasons for beLow-par performance in the five-match test series against Against Australia Last Year.
If we talk about the recent individual performances of both batters, team management would be concerned about the form of yashasvi jaiswal in the longest format of the game.
Jaiswal Failed in Three of the Four Innings Against England Lions and wasn’t alle to get runs against Australia on a Consistent Basis.
The left-hander will hope to get things right in the first of the five-match series.
Middle-Order Batsmen and All-Rounders: Sai Sudharshan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur
The opening pair will be followed by an inxperienced middle order with the likes of Sai Sudharshan And Shubman Gill, who are playing only their first and third match in england, respectively.
The onus will be on the experienced batters like Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja, who will have to stabilize India’s Batting.
The lower middle order will be taken care of by nitish kumar reddy, who will have the confidence of the century he scored against the against Australia and would like to put
Reddy will get good support from Senior Statesman Shardul Thakur, Who is making a comeback into the Indian team.
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
The Bowling will be spent Jasprit bumrahWho was in great form in the IPL and will look to break that in Test Cricket as Well.
Bumrah will be helped by mohammed siraj, who is making a comeback into the national team and will look to showcase his skills with the ball.
Prasidh Krishna will also play a crucial role as the third fast bowling option and might also take the new ball.
The visitors are expected to go with two seam bowling all-rounder in Shardul Thakur and Nitish Kumar Reddy, with Jadeja Being the only Spinner in the Playing XI.
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