This is the update of the India tour of England 1st Test at Headingley:
🎲 Toss :
The English captain Ben Stokes won the toss at Headingley and chose to bowl first against India.
India Playing XI (The 1st Test)
Final lineup has been confirmed where there is experience and young talent:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan (debut, No.3), Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc + wk), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Key notes:
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| @Sai Sudarshan after receiving his debut cap from Cheteshwar Pujara |
Sai Sudharsan, who is given his Test cap by Cheteshwar Pujara, plays at No. 3 Karun Nair is back in the side, after 2,763 days, to occupy a middle‑order position
England had agreed their XI before the toss:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
Background Information:
The series will be the beginning of the 202527 ICC World Test Championship cycle between the two countries
India under new Test captain Shubman Gill are going through a transitional period as they see off the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
England have combined pace and experience, with Jamie Overton, Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse all returning, and Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson and Jofra Archer not available