The Indian team will be getting ready to play England in a five-game Test series that is scheduled to start on January 25, after the end of their current Twenty20 international series against Afghanistan.
The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) revealed the Indian team ahead of the series for the first two Test matches against England. It’s important to note that Jasprit Bumrah will serve as Rohit Sharma’s deputy as the team captain.
It is important to note that the Indian side enters the series having drawn the first two Test matches against South Africa. The Rohit Sharma-led team lost the opening Test, but they bounced back with a historic victory in Cape Town to tie the series.
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Rohit Sharma (C ), S Gill, Y Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit…
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In the series versus Afghanistan, Indian will try to win it all.
In terms of India’s current assignments, the team is playing Afghanistan in a three-game Twenty20 International series. The side played against Afghanistan in the opening T20I on January 11 and managed to achieve a convincing win. Afghanistan started the match batting first and amassed 158 runs in the first inning thanks to solid hits from Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai.
With two wickets apiece, Mukesh Kumar and Axar Patel led the Indian bowling attack. Shivam Dube also had a wicket. With the intention of chasing the target, India produced a fantastic batting display, and Shivam Dube’s outstanding 60* run-strike helped the team win the match and take the lead in the series.
India’s team for the opening two Test matches against England:
Rohit Sharma (C ), S Gill, Y Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan.
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