ENG vs IND 1st Test Match: The first Test match between India and England will be played at Headingley, Leeds from June 20 at 3:30 PM IST.
India's tour of England will begin on June 20, 2025, with the first of five Test matches in the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship cycle. The Headingley Stadium in Leeds will host the opening encounter.
Ben Stokes will captain England while Shubman Gill will lead India. For England, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Zak Crawley are the main batsmen while Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir will lead the bowling attack.
Meanwhile, India rely on Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja to score runs and the pace attack will be led by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
England and India have faced each other in 135 Tests, with England winning 51, India 35 and 50 draws. With both teams having a mix of young and experienced players, a tight contest is expected in Leeds.
Richard Robinson, the head groundsman at Leeds, spoke to Cricinfo and said that the wicket will offer initial seam and bounce on the first day, but will likely flatten out, which could help the batsmen get some resistance. A total of 84 matches have been held at this ground. Out of these, 29 matches have been won by the team batting first, while 36 matches have been won by the team chasing the target.
Aaj ka 1st test match kon jeetega: India's performance has been very good in recent matches, they can win this match. According to Possible11's expert toss prediction, England will win the toss and decide to bat first. Joe Root will be the top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Ben Duckett will be a good choice for captaincy in the grand leagues.
England (ENG) Possible Playing 11: Ben Stokes (c), Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook (vc), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
India (IND) Possible Playing 11: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
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