India will play their first in Nottingham from August 4. With this series, the second phase of the World Test Championship will also begin. Team India under the leadership of Virat Kohli would like to start the series with a win. However, victory will not be easy for the Indian players on the fast pitches of England. Due to the injuries of many players, it will not be easy for Team India to choose their playing XI.
KL Rahul is almost certain to play in the first Test due to injuries to Shubman Gill and then Mayank Agarwal. In such a situation, Rohit Sharma and Rahul can be seen opening the innings in the Nottingham Test.
Ajinkya Rahane, along with captain Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara, will have the responsibility of strengthening the team and handling the middle order.
The most experienced and hit pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will take charge of the team as an all-rounder.
The command of the bowling will be in the hands of experienced Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah.
Team India Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw have left for England from Sri Lanka. Both these players have been included in the Test series team as replacements for injured Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar.
It will be difficult to be available for selection for the first two Tests. Both can be available for selection in Team India after the third Test.
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
There are chances of rain on all five days on all five days of the 1st test match. The days that would be most affected would be days 2, 3, and 4. The average temperature should be around 20 degrees celsius over five days.