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The 5-match Test series between India and England starts from Thursday 25 January. The first match will start at 9:30 am at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Rajnagar. It will be 9:00 am today. This grueling series, which will run till March 11, will be the real test of England’s baseball cricket. Here the English batsmen had to face the wandering balls of the restless striker, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.
‘Badgeball’ is an aggressive batting strategy of England, named after head coach Brendon McCullum’s nickname ‘Badge’. England had a lot of success last year, but the real test of baseball will be on Indian pitches full of turning and bounce. The last time the English team visited India in 2021, the visiting team had to face a 1-3 defeat in the 4-match series.
India is invincible on home grounds for the last 12 years
The Indian team has been invincible in the Test series on its home grounds for the last 12 years. During this period the team played 16 consecutive Test series. The Indian team’s last Test series defeat on home ground was at the hands of the British in 2012.
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Indian team also ahead in head-to-head
The performance of the Indian team on home grounds is good. The team has drawn 64 home ties with England on their home grounds. Of these, 14 have won, while 28 doctors are staying. In the overall head-to-head, the England team has prevailed over the Indian players. So far 131 matches have been played between the two. Out of these, the Indian team has won 30 matches, while the England team has won 50. 50 matches are being drawn. Overall head-to-head statistics in further documentation…
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Kohli’s top scorer, Ashwin took 88 wickets
The names of Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin are among India’s top Test formers in England. In the stable team, Kohli has scored the most runs against the British team, while Ashwin has taken the most wickets.
Kohli has scored 1991 runs in 28 matches against England with 5 centuries and 9 batsmen, while Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 88 wickets in 19 matches. Ashwin has taken 88 wickets in 19 matches.
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Root is India’s most successful player against English batsmen, Anderson has 139 wickets.
England’s top-order batsman Joe Root is the most popular English player against India. He has scored 2,526 runs in 25 Tests, which include 9 centuries and 10 fifties. James Anderson has taken 139 wickets in 35 matches against India.
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Ashwin, Root and music can be recorded
- Ashwin 10 wickets away from 500 club Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 490 Test wickets so far. He is 10 wickets away from the club of the legendary star taking 500 wickets in Test cricket. Ashwin residents can join this club. Also, he will be second in the list of achieving this feat in the shortest innings.
- Sachin’s record may be broken Root has scored 2526 runs against India. Those 10 run blocks alone can become the all-time top scorer of the India-England Test series. He can leave Sachin Tendulkar behind. This list includes 2535 runs at the top left.
- Kohli’s England scored more than 2000 runs in the entire world In 1991, Virat Kohli scored runs in the Test against England. He has completed 2 thousand runs by scoring 9 runs against England. He will be the third Indian batsman after Sachin Tendulkar (2535 runs) and Sunil Gavaskar (2483 runs).
helpful for pitchers
Sri Lankan pitch can be medicine for spinners. A day earlier, coach Rahul Dravid had said that the pitch is good, it will be the same as before, the ball has a habit of taking turn. Considering the pitch, England have included three specialist spinners in their team.
Team News: Team without entry of Kohli, Bass and Left after 13 years
After 13 years, the Indian team will be playing without Kohli, Climate and Left. Earlier this had happened in November 2011. Kohli is not available for the first two matches, while Left and Left have not been made in the team.
- Opportunity for Patidar in place of Militia, Jurel can also get promotion! Young MP batsman Rajat Patidar can be included in the playing-11 in place of Virat Kohli who is unavailable for the first 2 tests. Along with him, Avesh Khan and Dhruv Jurel from Madhya Pradesh can also join the team.
- Rahul will bat, will not do wicketkeeping A day ago, Rahul Dravid had said that KL Rahul will not bat in this series. He will play supporting core batsman. Dhruv Jurel can do wicketkeeping. Ashwin, Groin and Middlem may get a chance as specialist spinners in the team.
India’s possible England’s real playing-11
India (Possible): Rohit Sharma (Captain), Famous players, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Director, Pola Jurel/KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj and student students.
England: Ben Stokes (captain), Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Rehan Ahmed, Ben Fox, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach and Mark Wood.