IND Vs ENG 1st Test: Both India and England have made a fantastic start to the year. With India fresh from a 2-1 victory against Australia, England returns from a 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka. And with the World Test Championship (WTC) on the line, it will be interesting to see who books the final’s berth at Lord’s. England and India have arrived in the Chennai where they will take on the 1st Test on Indian soil since 2019.
Therefore, let’s dig into the details for the IND Vs ENG 1st test to find out the match preview, full squads, probable playing, dream XI team, and more
IND Vs ENG 1st Test Match Preview
Match: India Vs England (1st Test)
Day & Date: Friday, 5th February 2021- 9th February 2021
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Toss: 9 AM (IST)
Match Start: 9.30 AM (IST)
IND Vs ENG : Head To Head
Let’s see the head to head stats as we head into IND Vs ENG 1st Test
| Played | INDIA | ENGLAND | DRAW |
| 122 | 26 | 47 | 49 |
IND Vs ENG: Previous Encounter
Let’s see how the previous encounter between the two teams panned out
Match Date: September 7-11, 2018
| England (1st Innings) 332 | India (1st Innings) 292 |
| Jos Butler 89 (133) | Ravindra Jadeja 86* (156) |
| Alastair Cook 71 (190) | Hanuma Vihari 56 (124) |
| Moeen Ali 50 (170) | Virat Kohli 49 (70) |
| England (2nd Innings) 423/8d | India 345 |
| Alastair Cook 147 (286) | KL Rahul 149 (224) |
| Joe Root 125 (190) | Rishabh Pant 114 (146) |
| Ben Stokes 37 (36) | Ajinkya Rahane 37 (106) |
Full Squads
- India
Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (WK), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Shardul Thakur.
- England
Joe Root (captain), Moeen Ali, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ben Stokes, Olly Stone, Dom Sibley, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, James Anderson.
IND Vs ENG 1st Test: Probable Playing XI
India
Virat Kohli (C), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul/ Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur/Mohammad Siraj
England
Joe Root (C), Jos Butler (wk), Ben Stokes, Zak Crawley, Dom Sibley, Dom Bess, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes/Moeen Ali, James Anderson
Toss Prediction
The team batting first will be opting to bowl first and make use of the swinging conditions in Chennai
IND Vs ENG 1st Test Match Prediction
England is likely to come out on top in the 1st test
IND Vs ENG: Dream 11 Team
The dream 11 team will be updated 24 hours prior to the match
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