Team India is ready to try again after winning the Test series in England for 18 years. The team will play a 5 -Test series in England. The first match will begin at 3.30 pm according to Indian time at Leeds Stadium in Headingley from June 20.
Team India will play under the leadership of 25 -year -old youth captain Shubhman Gill. On the other hand, 34 -year -old veteran all -rounder Ben Stokes is leading England. In 1932, India started its international cricket career from the Lord's Stadium in England, but the team was able to win only 3 Test series here in 94 years.
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The first Test lost by 158 runs Team India
India started their cricket journey in 1932 by playing a Test match against England. Colonel CK Naidu led India in this match. However, the team lost by 158 runs in a four -day match at Lord's Stadium.
India lost 14 series in 94 years
In the 94 years from 1932 to 2025, Team India played 19 Test series in England. In which India won 3, while 2 were drawn. The 14th team faced defeat. In England's situation, India have won only 13% of Tests against England.
Winning the first series in 1971
India took 39 years to win the first Test series in England. Under Ajit Wadekar's captaincy in 1971, Team India made the first two Test series drawn, but won the last match and won the series 1-0. India lost 6 series before winning the first series in England.
Winning in the last series 18 years ago
India lost 3 consecutive series in England after 1971, then won 3 Test series 2-0 in Kapil Dev's captaincy. India then played a 4-match series 1-1 in Sourav Ganguly's captaincy in 2002, followed by Rahul Dravid's captaincy in 2007.
Win 4 Tests in 18 years, not a single series
After the win in 2007, India lost 2 consecutive series under MS Dhoni's leadership. In 2018, the team lost under Virat Kohli's leadership, but in 2021 Kohli himself gave himself a 2-1 lead in the 5 Test series. The last match of the series was played in the second year due to Corona Mahamani, but by then Kohli has quit the captaincy. India played the last Test under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah, but the team lost and the series was drawn 2-2.
Captain Kohli won the highest test
Virat Kohli is at the top of the list of captains who won the highest Test match for India in England, in which he has won 3. Kapil Dev has won 2 matches after him. While 4 different captains have won 1-1 matches. India have won only 9 matches in England, but the team has also drawn 22 Tests here.
India's highest scorer in Tendulkar England
Sachin Tendulkar scored the highest runs in England for India. He scored 1575 runs in 17 games with the help of 4 centuries and 8 half centuries. The bowler was at the top bowler Ishant Sharma, who took 51 wickets in just 15 games. However, Sachin retired 12 years ago, when Ishant did not make it to the squad.
Jadeja Top player in the current team
India has sent a very young team to England. Senior players like Ravi Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired. 36 -year -old Ravindra Jadeja is the most experienced, scoring the highest run (642) in the current team in England. He has also taken 27 wickets here.
Apart from Jadeja, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have scored 2-2 centuries in England. Jasprit Bumrah has the highest wicket (31). However, it is difficult for him to play all the matches. He will only play 3 tests.
Route Most Test Scorer against India
England, the highest scorer against India in Test cricket history, will also be seen playing in this series. He has scored 2846 runs against Team India, scoring 10 centuries and 11 half centuries. Not only that, he has taken 19 wickets against India. England captain Ben Stokes is currently the highest wicket -taker against India with 40 wickets.
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