IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report For 1st Test

England have already announced the playing 11 for this match.

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Updated - 24 Jan 2024, 21:15 IST

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India will take on England in the first Test match of the five-match series on Thursday (January 25) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. England have already announced the playing 11 for this match. James Anderson has not been picked and Tom Hartley has been handed a debut.

India last played a two-match Test series against South Africa which ended on 1-1. India defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the second Test match by seven wickets after the Proteas were bundled out for just 55 runs in the first innings.

England last played a Test match in July last year in the Ashes against Australia. The five-match Test series ended on 2-2. England won the last match of the series by 49 runs.

England have lost the last two series against India in India and have managed to win just a single game in their last two tour. England last won a Test series during the 2012-13 tour.

Match Information

India vs England, 1st Test

England tour of India, 25 Jan 2024, Thur, 9:30 AM IST ,Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Broadcast

Sports18 Network

Live Stream

JioCinema

Weather Report

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Clouds

31.7Ā°C

27% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

India

W
W
W
W
L

England

L
W
W
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

712 Runs

5Ā Matches

2

Shubman Gill

IND - bat

452 Runs

5Ā Matches

3

Zak Crawley

ENG - bat

407 Runs

5Ā Matches

4

Rohit Sharma

IND - bat

400 Runs

5Ā Matches

5

Ben Duckett

ENG - wk

343 Runs

5Ā Matches

6

Joe Root

ENG - bat

320 Runs

5Ā Matches

1

Mark Wood

ENG - bowl

90.57

3Ā Matches

2

Ben Duckett

ENG - wk

85.75

5Ā Matches

82.07

5Ā Matches

79.91

5Ā Matches

5

Sarfaraz Khan

IND - bat

79.37

3Ā Matches

6

Zak Crawley

ENG - bat

68.52

5Ā Matches

26 Wkts

5Ā Matches

2

Tom Hartley

ENG - bowl

22 Wkts

5Ā Matches

3

Jasprit Bumrah

IND - bowl

19 Wkts

4Ā Matches

4

19 Wkts

4Ā Matches

5

Kuldeep Yadav

IND - bowl

19 Wkts

4Ā Matches

6

Shoaib Bashir

ENG - bowl

17 Wkts

3Ā Matches

1

Jack Leach

ENG - bowl

2.67

1Ā Match

2

James Anderson

ENG - bowl

3.05

4Ā Matches

3

Jasprit Bumrah

IND - bowl

3.09

4Ā Matches

4

Tom Hartley

ENG - bowl

3.17

5Ā Matches

5

3.25

4Ā Matches

6

Kuldeep Yadav

IND - bowl

3.35

4Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

India

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, S Iyer, KL Rahul, KS Bharat (wk), RA Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, JJ Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Bench : DC Jurel, Virat Kohli, KL Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar

England

Zak Crawley, BM Duckett, Ollie Pope, JE Root, JM Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), BT Foakes (wk), R Ahmed, T Hartley, Mark Wood, MJ Leach

Bench : HC Brook, James Anderson, Ollie Robinson, Shoaib Bashir, AAP Atkinson, DW Lawrence

Injury and availability news

Virat Kohli will miss the first two matches of the series and has been replaced by Rajat Patidar in the squad. Rahul Dravid has confirmed that KL Rahul will not play as a wicketkeeper in the series.

Pitch Report

The surface at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad will likely offer substantial support to the bowlers in this match. The average first innings score in the last five Test matches has been 280 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bat.

28%

Pace Bowling

72%

Spin Bowling

25%

Batting Pitch

280

Average Score

75%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

KL Rahul IND | BAT

He will play his 50th Test match for India and will likely bat in the middle order again. Rahul has made 2755 runs at an average of 33.59.

9
C

Ravichandran Ashwin IND | ALL

He will be playing his first Test match of the year. Ashwin took 41 wickets in seven matches last year at an average of 17.02.

9
C

Rohit Sharma IND | BAT

The Indian captain has made 3737 runs in 54 Test matches at an average of 45.57. He made 545 runs in eight matches last year.

9

Jasprit Bumrah IND | BOWL

He has taken 140 wickets in 32 Test matches for India at an average of 21.21. He took eight wickets in the last Test series against South Africa.

8.5

Mohammed Siraj IND | BOWL

Siraj picked seven wickets in the last Test series against South Africa. He bowled an exceptional spell of six for 15 in the first innings of the second Test, his best bowling figure in an innings.

9

Ravindra Jadeja IND | ALL

He has played 68 Test matches for India so far. Jadeja has made 2804 runs at an average of 35.94 and has taken 275 wickets at an average of 24.07.

7.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal IND | BAT

Jaiswal has scored 316 runs in four matches for India at an average of 45.14. He has made a century and a half-century each.

8.5

Shubman Gill IND | BAT

Gill has scored 1040 runs in 20 Test matches for India so far at an average of 30.58. He will have an important role in the batting lineup in the absence of Virat Kohli.

9

Axar Patel IND | ALL

He made his Test debut against England during the 2021 series when England travelled to India. He was the second-highest wicket-taker in the series and took 27 wickets in six innings at an average of 10.59.

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8.5

Ben Foakes

ENG | WK

He scored just 78 runs in three matches against India on the last tour and can be avoided for this match.

9

Tom Hartley

ENG | BOWL

He will be making his Test debut in this match and can be left out of fantasy teams here.

Last Updated On - Jan 24 2024 9:15 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

9 : 2

ENG

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4/100

Head To Head
KL Rahul
C

9

Rohit Sharma

9

Shubman Gill

8.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Ben Duckett

9

Ravichandran Ashwin

9

Ravindra Jadeja

9

Axar Patel

9

Mohammed Siraj

8.5

Jasprit Bumrah
VC

9

Mark Wood

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

9 : 2

ENG

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4.5/100

Grand League
KL Rahul

9

Jonny Bairstow

8

Rohit Sharma
C

9

Shubman Gill

8.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Ben Stokes

9

Ravichandran Ashwin

9

Ravindra Jadeja

9

Axar Patel

9

Mohammed Siraj
VC

8.5

Jasprit Bumrah

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

9 : 2

ENG

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4.5/100

Mega League
KL Rahul

9

Rohit Sharma

9

Shubman Gill

8.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Ollie Pope

8.5

Zak Crawley

8.5

Ravichandran Ashwin
C

9

Ravindra Jadeja
VC

9

Axar Patel

9

Mohammed Siraj

8.5

Jasprit Bumrah

9

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Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

9 : 2

ENG

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4.5/100

CricTracker Special
KL Rahul

9

Rohit Sharma

9

Shubman Gill

8.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Ollie Pope

8.5

Zak Crawley

8.5

Ravichandran Ashwin
C

9

Ravindra Jadeja
VC

9

Axar Patel

9

Mohammed Siraj

8.5

Jasprit Bumrah

9

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