The hosts India and the visitors England will meet for the opening game of the four-match Test series from Friday (5th February) at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk, Chennai).
This Test series is a part of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship, which will ultimately decide the second finalist for this Championship (New Zealand have already secured their place for the final of this Championship). So, the cricket fans are expecting an exiting Test series between India and England.
India vs England 2021, 1st Test: Complete Squads
India: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur
England: Joe Root (C), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes, Olly Stones, Chris Woakes
India vs England 2021, 1st Test: Playing XIs
India (predicted): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul/Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav
England (predicted): Dom Sibley, Ollie Pope, Rory Burns, Joe Root (C), Dan Lawrence, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jack Leach, James Anderson
India vs England 2021, 1st Test: Latest Inclusion(s) And Exclusion(s)
England
(Inclusion)
- Ollie Pope added to the Test squad after fully recovering from a left shoulder injury.
(Exclusion)
- Zak Crawley has been ruled out from the first two Tests of this series due to wrist injury.
India vs England 2021, 1st Test: Fantasy Cricket Tips
India
Captain Virat Kohli has returned to the squad, who is currently the fourth-ranked Test batsman. Recently, in the Australia tour, young opener Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant played major roles with their bats.
The right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has played 17 Tests, is ready to experience his first Test in India. Also, the tall experienced pacer Ishant Sharma has returned after recovering from the injury. However, in the Indian bowling line-up, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is likely to take the huge responsibility in this Test series.
England
England Test captain Joe Root won the Player of the Series award as well as Player of the Match awards in both the Tests during the recently concluded successful Test series in Sri Lanka. In that Test series, Root scored two big centuries, including one double-century (228, 1, 186 & 11). Jos Buttler also played some crucial knocks in that Sri Lanka tour.
On the other hand, in that same Sri Lanka tour, England off-spinner Dom Bess and left-arm spinner Jack Leach played the vital roles with the balls as they finished that Test series by picking up 12 and 10 wickets respectively.
Moreover, pace-bowling all-rounder Ben Stokes and spin-bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali have returned to the squad.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain – Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin
Vice-captain – Joe Root, Ben Stokes
Suggested Playing XI for Fantasy Cricket (1):
Wicket-keeper(s) – Rishabh Pant
Batsmen – Joe Root (vc), Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara
All-rounder(s) – Ben Stokes, Ravichandran Ashwin
Bowlers – Dom Bess, Jofra Archer, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Suggested Playing XI for Fantasy Cricket (2):
Wicket-keeper(s) – Jos Buttler
Batsmen – Joe Root, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Ajinkya Rahane
All-rounder(s) – Ben Stokes (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin (C)
Bowlers – Jofra Archer, Jack Leach, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah
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