Star batsman KL Rahul has played a century in the second four -day unauthorized Test match against England Lions. In this match released at the county ground in North Commit, KL Rahul scored 116 runs off 168 balls in the first innings from India-A. In his century innings, Rahul put a six besides 15 fours.
… then Rahul will open in headingley
KL Rahul came down to opening with Yashasvi Jaiswal in India-A’s first innings. Due to Rahul’s opening, Captain Abhinyu Ishwaran demoted himself at number three. Let me tell you that Ishwaran took the responsibility of opening with Yashasvi Jaiswal in the first four -day unauthorized Test match against England Lions.
KL Rahul has made it clear by scoring a century that he is fully ready to take responsibility as an opener in the upcoming Test series against England. By the way, one thing now seems to be almost certain that KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open for the Indian team in the Handingley Test starting from June 20. Due to the opening of Rahul and Yashasvi, left-right combination will also be formed.
Karun Nair, Sai Sudarshan or Abhimanyu Ishwaran can get a chance at number three in the headingley test. However, Karun Nair is more likely to play and he has also praised Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir. On the other hand, captain Shubman Gill can come to bat on number-4, which was a traditional batting position in Virat Kohli’s Test.
Potting gave this statement on Shubman
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting also believes that if Shubman Gill batting at number four, the pressure on him will be reduced. Opening or batting at number three will be full for them. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant can land fifth and Ravindra Jadeja on the sixth order.
At the same time, all -rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy can be paid attention to Shardul Thakur and he can land for batting on the seventh order. Three specialist fast bowlers in the form of Mohammad Siraj, Jaspreet Bumrah and famous Krishna are also likely to make it to the playing-11. At the same time, Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav can be a part of the spin department.
That is, the Indian team can land with 4 specialist batter, one wicketkeeper, two all -rounders, three specialist fast bowlers and one expert spinner in the headingley Test.
18 -member Indian team for England tour: 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
Indian team’s possible playing in Handingley Test 11: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan/Abhimanyu Ishwar/Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain/Wicketkeeper), Rabindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammad Siraj, Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, famous Krishna.
England team for first Test against India: Ben Stokes (Captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Bridon Cars, Sam Cook, Jack Carouly, Ben Docket, Jamie Olon, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tung, Chris Woakes.
The first match of the five -match Test series between India and England will be played at Handingley’s Leeds Cricket Ground from 20. Then the next Test will be held from 2 to 6 July at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. At the same time, the third Test will be held from 10 July to 14 July in Mecca Lord’s. Manchester will host the fourth Test in Old Trafford from July 23 to July 27. At the same time, the fifth and final match of the series will be played from 31 July to 4 August at The Oval, London.
Full schedule of India vs England Test series
First Test: 20-24 June, 2025- Handingley, Leeds
Second Test: July 2-6, 2025- Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025- Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025- Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July-4 August, 2025- The Oval, London