By Chirag
June 18, 2025
Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav is expected to lead the spin attack for India after the retirement of R Ashwin.
Right-arm pacer Prasidh Krishna has been in sensational form coming into the series against England.
Not expected to play all five Tests but he will lead the bowling attack from the front whenever he plays in this series.
Siraj brings in a lot of experience from recent years. He will be key for India, especially in the games where Bumrah will be missing.
Nitish Reddy impressed in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia with some sensational knocks which also included a hundred.
Ravindra Jadeja is one of the most senior players in this lineup and he will be crucial for India in this series.
Rishabh Pant is one of the best batters in red-ball cricket for India at the moment and he will hungry to prove his worth once again.
Newly appointed Test captain Shubman Gill is expected to bat at number 4 filling in for Virat Kohli who recently retired from Test cricket.
Karun Nair is expected to make a comeback in Test cricket after a long time. He has been playing brilliantly recently.
KL Rahul is expected to make a comeback on top of the order to open the batting for India alongside Jaiswal.
Left-handed batter Yashasvi Jaiswal had sealed his spot in the eleven with some sensational form in recent years.