After the historic Test series win in Australia, the Indian Team is all ready to lock horns with England in India. It will be series to watch as two heavyweights of the cricketing world collides.
This series is more so important if considering the World Test Championship Table where India is the league leader as of now and England is sitting in the Fourth position. To confirm their place in the final of WTC, it would be necessary for England to win a test series in India. Notably, this is also the last test series before the WTC Final which is to be played on 18th June 202.
Currently, only 4 teams are in the race for final spots which are India, England, Australia, and New Zealand. If England fails to win the Test series in India, then the final will happen between India and New Zealand according to the current standings.
The England tour in India consists of four Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is. The first Test will start on Friday, 5th February, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Predicted XI
Team India: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (WK), Washington Sundar/Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Ishant Sharma.
Team bonding ??
Regroup after quarantine ✅
A game of footvolley ?#TeamIndia enjoys a fun outing at Chepauk ahead of the first Test against England. ?? – by @RajalArora #INDvENGWatch the full video ?? https://t.co/fp19jq1ZTI pic.twitter.com/wWLAhZcdZk
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 2, 2021
Team England: Zak Crawley, Rory Burns, Joe Root (C), Ben Stokes, Daniel Lawrence, Jos Buttler (WK), Stuart Broad, Dom Bess, Jack Leach, Jofra Archer, and James Anderson.
Hello @StuartBroad8 ? pic.twitter.com/z41jhAk7jy
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 2, 2021
Match details
Date: February 5- 9, 2021 (Friday- Tuesday).
Time: 09:30 AM (IST), 04:00 AM (GMT).
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Where to Watch & live streaming
TV: Star Sports Network.
Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
