The Indian cricket team led by Shubman Gill has gone on a tour of England, where they have to play a five -match Test series against the hosts. The first match of the Test series will be played at the Handingley Cricket Ground in Leeds from 20 June (Friday). Indian players are practicing fiercely for this match and efforts are being made to keep pace with circumstances.

Fans are also going to watch the fans on the playing-11 of the Indian team for the Leeds Test. In this first Test of the series, experienced KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are expected to open. By opening Rahul-Yashasvi, left-right combination will also be made. At the same time, newly appointed captain Shubman Gill is seen batting on the fourth order, then no one should be surprised. Shubman has batting on number-3 in Test cricket in recent times, but after Virat Kohli’s retirement, he can shift himself to the fourth position.

… So who will bat at number three?

Betting at number four of Shubman Gill will be empty number-3 spots, for which Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwaran and Karun Nair are contenders. However, Karun Nair is believed to be the strongest claim of these three. Karun has returned to the Test team after 8 years. Head coach Gautam Gambhir also indicated Karun Nair to play in the Leeds Test.

At the same time, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant on number-5 and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on number-6 can be seen playing. While all -rounder Nitish Reddy can get attention on Shardul Thakur and he can come for batting at number seven. Nitish also batted on the seventh order in his debut Test series on the tour of Australia and performed brilliantly. Although Shardul Thakur has played a century innings in the intra squad match, he may have to stay out of the Leeds Test.

Fast bowlers Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj are sure to play. At the same time, Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav can get a place in the playing-11 as a specialist spinner. By the way, Kuldeep has very little experience of playing Tests out of the Indian subcontinent, which can be a minus point for him. But there is a special thing with Kuldeep that he has the ability to spin the ball on any point.

Which will be the entry in famous or Arshdeep?

On the other hand, who will get a chance from the famous Krishna or Arshdeep Singh, it will be a matter to be seen. With Arshadeep’s playing, the team will get the option of left -handed fast bowler. Arshdeep Singh has not made a Test debut yet, but he has experienced a lot of playing for the Indian team in white ball cricket.

Indian team’s possible playing in Leeds Test 11: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan/Abhimanyu Ishwar/Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain/Wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammad Siraj, Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, famous Krishna/Arshadeep Singh.

England team for first Test against India: Ben Stokes (Captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Bridon Cars, Sam Cook, Jack Crlay, Ben Docket, Jamie Olon, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tung, Chris Woakes.

18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav

India-England Test Series schedule
First Test: 20-24 June, 2025- Handingley, Leeds
Second Test: July 2-6, 2025- Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025- Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025- Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July-4 August, 2025- The Oval, London