The 5 -match Test series between India and England will begin today. The first match will be played at Headingley's Leeds Stadium from 3:30 pm by Indian time. India has played 7 matches here. He has won in 2 and defeated 4 matches. While 1 match is drawn.
The team played the last Test in 2021, in which he suffered a defeat by an innings and 76 runs. With the first match, India and England team will launch their own campaign in the 2025-27 bicycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). India was runner-up in the first two finals of the WTC. New Zealand defeated 2021 and Australia in 2023. England have not yet played a single final.
Team India will land in the leadership of 25 -year -old young captain Shubhman Gill. England's arch is handling 34 -year -old veteran all -rounder Ben Stokes.
Match Details, First Test IND VS Eng Date- 20-24 June Stadium- Headingley, Leads Time: Toss- 3:00 PM, Match Starts- 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. Of which 51 England made their own name, while 35 matches were won by Team India. While, there are 50 tests draw. India played 67 Tests on England soil. The same matches won the match, but the team has also made 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 teams won by 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 playing 2 draws. However, the 14th team faced defeat. India last won the Test series in England in 2007. The series was won under the leadership of Rahul Dravid.
Yashwashi-Pant Top Betters Indian team opener Yashwashi Jaiswal has scored the highest runs for India in the last one year. He has scored 770 runs in 10 matches at an average of 40.52. He is followed by wicketkeeper Better Rishabh Pant, who has scored 677 runs in 10 matches. Pant has also set up a century and 4 fifty. Fans will look at KL Rahul and Captain Shubhman Gill.
Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian team's Paes Atte on the team selected for England tour. He has taken 46 wickets in the last 9 matches. In the meantime its economy has only been 2.84. Apart from Bumrah, the team names Mohammad Siraj, Akashdeep, famous Krishna and Arshadeep Singh. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja can prove important in spinners.
In the Route-Brook brilliant form England's veteran Better Joe Root has scored the highest runs for the team in the last one year. He has scored 1270 runs in 13 matches. Meanwhile, there are 5 centuries and 4 fifty. Harry Brook is named after the route, who has scored a total of 1100 runs in 12 matches.
James Atkins has taken the highest wicket for the English team if the last one year is seen. However, it was not included in the first Test playing-11. Spinner Shoaib Bashir's name comes after him. Bashir has taken 32 wickets in 12 matches. Chris Vox is also in the squad of England. He has 32 wickets in 9 matches.
Pitch report This time the Test series is being started on the headingle grounds of Leeds, which is usually the third Test on the England tour. This time the atmosphere here is also a bit different. It has not been raining here since February, and the field is completely dry. This has also made the pitch preparation differently.
Leads' pitch curator Richard Robinson told Krikinfo that some swing or seam movement could be found on the first day, but after that the pitch would become flat. This will also help the batters. So far 81 Tests have been played in Headingley. The first batting team has won 29 and the first bowling team won 34 matches. 18 matches have ended on the draw.
Weather report Leads are likely to remain light clouds on the first day, that is, on June 20, but on the second day, 66% of the rainfall is suspected to be on June 21. On June 22, 61% of the rainfall was suspected. On the fourth day, there is a possibility of sunshine. It is raining again on the fifth day. The temperature can reach 30 degrees on the first day.
India's Potential Playing-11 Shubhman Gill (Captain), Yashwashi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Vice Captain and Wicketkeeper), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna.
England's Playing-11: Ben Stokes (Captain), Czech Crowley, Ben Ducket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Walks, Braidan Cars, Josh Tung and Shoaib Bashir.
When and where can the match be seen? The first match of the Indo-England Test series will be broadcast directly on Sony Sports Network 1, Sony Sports 5, Sony Sports 3 (Hindi) and Sony Sports 4 (Tamil and Telugu) in India. Live streaming will take place on the Geotostar app. You can also read the match report and live updates on the Atletico de Calcutta app.
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