The Indian cricket team has to play a five -match Test series against England. The first match of the Test series is to be held at the Handingley Cricket Ground in Leeds from 20 June (Friday). England’s playing-11 has already been declared for this match. But suspense remains intact about the playing-11 of the Indian team.
Now Shubman Gill will bat at number four
The biggest suspense is who will bat at number three for the Indian team in the Leeds Test. Shubman Gill made it clear in the press conference on Thursday (June 19) that he would bat at number four. Shubman Gill also said that after Virat Kohli’s retirement, he was discussed with Gautam Gambhir.
Let us know that Shubman Gill has been batting on the third order in Test cricket in recent times. Earlier, vice-captain Rishabh Pant also confirmed that Gill would come to bat at fourth and he himself. In the press conference, Shubman told his own batting position, but did not reveal which player would bat on the third order.
However, there is a greater possibility that Sai will try Sudarshan or Karun Nair on the third order. Sai Sudarshan has not yet made a Test debut, while Karun has returned to the team after years. Shubman Gill said, ‘We were waiting for this series. This time the heat in England has been somewhat different, the weather is drying, so it was necessary to see the pitch once more before taking the final decision. The team’s final combination will depend on the weather and pitch conditions.
On the decision to bat at number four, Shubman Gill said, ‘After the retirement of Virat Bhai (Virat Kohli), Goti Bhai (Gautam Gambhir) and I discussed it. He wanted me to bat at number four. I also wanted to bat on that number. Both of us were unanimous this time.
You have to take 20 wickets to win the match: Shubman
Shubman Gill believes that to win the Test match, the bowlers will have to take 20 wickets and a strategy is being made on it, Gill said, ‘No matter how many runs you score, but if you want to win the Test match then you have to take 20 wickets. We are focusing on how to take 20 wickets. It is possible that we landed with only 6 expert batsmen, one bowling all -rounder and 3 to 4 fast bowlers in some matches.
England’s playing XI for Leeds Test: Jack Craulie, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Josh Tung, Shoaib Bashir.
19 -member Indian team: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav, Harsit Rana.