India vs England Test Series: The Indian team is fully prepared for the five -match Test series against England. The first match will begin on June 20 in the headingley of Leeds. For the first time under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, Team India will go to play Test matches. Before this big match, former star all-rounder Irfan Pathan has chosen India’s playing-11 for the first Test match. He has kept both Shardul Thakur and Nitish Kumar Reddy in his XI.

Karun Nair at number three

Irfan believes that KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are the most ideal players to start the innings. At number 3, Irfan has chosen Karun Nair, who is making a comeback, to strengthen the top order. Gill and vice-captain Rishabh Pant are sure to play at four-five in the middle order. Pant has told before the match that he will land fifth and Gill at number four. He has cut the leaf of both Sai Sudarshan and Abhimanyu Ishwar. In media reports, one of Sudarshan and Ishwaran is being said to get a chance.

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3 all -rounders in Pathan’s team

According to Irfan Pathan, star all -rounder Ravindra Jadeja will not only bat at number 6 and will also play the role of a specialist spinner in the team. Both fast bowling all -rounders Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shardul Thakur have got a place in their playing combination. However, it is believed that either of the two can enter the same match. Pathan has chosen both of them for depth in batting. The fast bowling department seems to be India’s biggest strength in this series. Jaspreet Bumrah will lead the bowling attack. Irfan expects the best performance from Bumrah in the upcoming series. This star test series of India will make bowling trio with Mohammad Siraj and famous Krishna

India’s playing XI selected by Irfan Pathan for the first Test

KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain/Wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna.

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England’s playing-11 declared

On the other hand, England has already announced its playing XI for the match starting on Friday. The team captained by Ben Stokes is landing in the last two decades with its most inexperienced bowling attack. The return of players like Chris Woakes can be a positive signal for the team.

England’s playing XI for the first Test

Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Josh Tong, Jamie Overton, Bridan Cars, Shoaib Bashir.