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The 5 -match Test series between India and England will start from today. The first match will be played at the Leeds Stadium in Handingley from 3.30 pm as per Indian timing. India has played 7 matches here. In 2, he won and lost in 4 matches. While 1 match has been a draw.
The team played the last Test in 2021, in which it lost by an innings and 76 runs. With the first match, India and England team will start their respective campaigns in the 2025-27 cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). India was a runner-up in the first two finals of WTC. New Zealand defeated in 2021 and Australia in 2023. England have not played a single final so far.
Team India will land in the leadership of 25 -year -old young captain Shubman Gill. At the same time, England are commanding 34 -year -old veteran all -rounder Ben Stokes.
Match details, first Test IND Vs Eng Date- 20-24 June Stadium- Headingley, Leeds Time: Toss- 3:00 PM, Match Start- 3:30 PM
England dominated India in Test India started its cricket journey in 1932 by playing a Test match against England. Since then, a total of 136 Test matches have been played between the two teams. In this, 51 England won their names, while 35 matches were won by Team India. At the same time, be 50 test draws. India played 67 Tests on the land of England. Only 9 matches won, but the team has also conducted 22 Test draws here. England won in 36 matches.
So far 36 Test series have been played between the two teams. 19 England and 12 were won by Team India. While there were 5 draws. From 1932 to 2025, Team India played 19 Test series in England in 94 years. India won 3, while 2 draws. At the same time, the team faced defeat in 14. India last won the Test series in England in 2007. This series was won under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid.
Yashvi-Pant Top Batsman
Indian team opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored the most runs for India in the last one year. He has scored 770 runs in 10 matches at an average of 40.52. After him is the name of wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who has scored 677 runs in 10 matches. Pant has also scored a century and 4 fifty. Fans will be eyeing KL Rahul and captain Shubman Gill.
Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian team’s pace attack in the team selected for the England Tour. He has taken 46 wickets in the last 9 matches. During this time his economy has been only 2.84. Apart from Bumrah, the team has Mohammad Siraj, Akashdeep, famous Krishna and Arshdeep Singh. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja can prove to be important in spinners.
Route-Book in Fantastic Form
England veteran batsman Joe Root has scored the most runs for the team in the last one year. He has scored 1270 runs in 13 matches. During this period, 5 centuries and 4 half -centuries have also been scored. The name of Harry Brook is followed by the root, who has scored a total of 1100 runs in 12 matches.
If seen in the last one year, James Atkinson has taken the most wickets for the English team. However, he is not included in the playing-XI of the first Test. Spinner Shoaib Bashir’s name comes after him. Bashir has taken 32 wickets in 12 matches. Chris Woakes has returned to Squad, England. He has 32 wickets in 9 matches.
Pitch report This time the Test series is starting at the headingley ground in Leeds, which is usually the third Test of the England tour. This time the weather here is also different. Since February, there has been no rain and the ground has been completely drought. This has also prepared the pitch in different ways.
Leeds pitch curator Richard Robinson told Cricinfo that some swing or seam movement can be found on the first day, but after that the pitch will become flat. This will also help the batsmen. So far 81 Tests have been played in Handingley. The first batting team won 29 matches and the first bowling team won 34 matches. The 18 matches have ended at a draw.
Weather report Leeds is likely to be cloudy on the first day i.e. on June 20, but on June 21, there is a possibility of 66% rain on the second day. There is a possibility of 61% rainfall on 22 June. After that, there is a possibility of sunshine on the fourth day. It is raining again on the fifth day. The temperature can reach 30 degrees on the first day.
India’s Posible Playing-11 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-11: Ben Stokes (captain), Jack Crolee, Ben Docket, Oli Pop, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Josh Tung and Shoaib Bashir.
When and where can I watch the match? The first match of the Indo-England Test series will be broadcast live in India on Sony Sports Network 1, Sony Sports 5, Sony Sports 3 (Hindi) and Sony Sports 4 (Tamil and Telugu) and live streaming Geiographs app.