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England and India will be locking horns against each other in the opening Test to be played in Leeds. The visitors will look to be effective under Shubman Gill’s captaincy and win their first Test series on English soil after 18 years while the hosts will endeavour to replicate their 2011 performance when the home side whitewashed England by 4-0. However, things won’t be simple for the visiting team as the home side have played quality cricket recently. The English side clinched their first Test series in New Zealand in December 2024 while Team India, in their previous Test competition, recorded their first red-ball series loss to Australia after 10 years.
With both teams all set to take on each other in the first Test at Headingley Carnegie, it’s essential to know what happened between both sides when they met each other last time. In 2021, when both sides clashed against each other, India faced a humiliating defeat of an innings and 76 runs. In the first innings, James Anderson wreaked havoc on India and folded the visitors on 78. Talking about India’s last Test win at the venue, it came in 2002 under Sourav Ganguly’s leadership. With cricket spectators all set to witness the opening Test in Leeds, SportsTiger has come up with key information related to the game.
England vs India 1st Test: All you need to know
Q. What is the date of the first Test between England versus India?
A. The opening Test between India and England will be played from June 20 to 24.
Q. What is the normal start time of England versus India day's play in the first Test?
A. The day's play will be conducted, beginning from 3:30 PM (IST) to 10:30 PM (IST).
Q. What is the venue of the opening Test match between England and India?
A. The venue of the opening Test between England and India is Headingley Carnegie, Leeds.
Q. What are the squads for England versus India first Test?
A. England announced their playing XI for the first Test on June 18, while India are yet to declare it.
England’s playing XI: Ben Stokes (c), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, and Shoaib Bashir.
India's squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana.
Q. What is the head-to-head record between England and India in Tests?
A. Both England and India have played 136 Tests against each other in which the former side have an upper hand with 51 wins ,while India have emerged victorious on 35 occasions.
Q. What is the head-to-head Test record between England and India in Leeds?
In Leeds, both teams have played seven games in which India have won only two, while England have been dominant with four wins.
