IND vs ENG 1st Test Playing 11 Announced | Two New Players to Debut
After the WTC Final 2025 at the Lord’s, all the cricketing fraternity will be waiting for the IND vs ENG 1st Test, where two big names currently transitioning in the red ball format will have an exciting 5-match test series. Both teams will be having a lot of changes, especially from India, their senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli recently announced their retirement from the red-ball format.
Shubman Gill has been given the leadership responsibility of the Test format, and the series would be a great learning point for the youngster. A few new faces will also be given their debut caps to fill the void.
IND vs ENG 1st Test Details:
Match Date: 20th June, 2025
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
Match Time: 3:30 PM IST | 11 AM LOCAL | 10 AM GMT
India 18-member Test Squad:
Batsmen: Shubman Gill (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sai Sudharsan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Karun Nair
Wicket-Keepers: Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Dhruv Jurel
All-Rounders: Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, and Shardul Thakur
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav
Ind vs Eng 1st Test, India’s Probable Playing 11:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Prasidh Krishna
Reasons Behind the Debut of Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh:
Indian selectors have been looking for a terrific left-handed top-order batsman. Now it looks like, in the form of Sai Sudharsan, the search has ended successfully. Sai has done a great job in the first-class cricket, and being a youngster, it could be a great opportunity to groom him for at least the next 5 years.
The same logic also applies to Arshdeep Singh. India has not had any impressive left-arm pacers in the red-ball cricket since the retirement of Zaheer Khan. Tried some candidates but did not get much success. This young prodigy has got everything from pace to variety, and the tour of England could be a perfect opportunity to unleash this new beast.
