England will host India to complete off the pending five-match Check sequence that began final yr in England, and full the rescheduled fifth and ultimate Check of the sequence. India performed 4 video games final yr earlier than the fifth recreation was postponed because of the Covid-19 outbreak of their camp. Since then, lots many developments have taken place within the two groups respectively.
England are coming off a large sequence win towards the World Check Champions New Zealand as they whitewashed the Kane Williamson-led aspect 3-0. The English crew has proven nice potential beneath the brand new skipper Ben Stokes and the brand new head coach Brendon McCullum and they’ll now look to hold their momentum within the upcoming match towards India.
India, however, are main the sequence by a margin of 2-1 they usually might want to both win the Check or draw it to clinch the sequence. In the meantime, the Rohit Sharma-led aspect goes by way of a tense scenario ever because the skipper examined optimistic for the virus. With no stand-in captain named to this point, Sharma is predicted to get better and return to his function.
Right here’s all it’s essential to know concerning the rescheduled Check match
England Squad
Ben Stokes (captain), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Sam Billings (wicketkeeper), Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Sam Billings (wicketkeeper), Jack Leach, Alex Lees, Craig Overton, Jamie Overton, Matthew Potts, Ollie Pope, Joe Root
India Squad
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mayank Agarwal.
When and the place to observe the England vs India match in India?
The match will begin on July 1 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. It can begin at 3:00 pm IST (10:30 AM native time).
The sport will likely be broadcast on tv by the Sony Sports activities Community and will likely be out there as a livestream on the SonyLiv app.
