India vs England Live Score Updates, 1st Test Day 1: Ben Stokes decides to bat first
India vs England Live Score Updates, 1st Test Day 1: Ind vs Eng, Ben Stokes won the toss at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium and decided to bat first. Rohit Sharma said he would have wanted to bat first as well.
Ben Stokes and Co will face an uphill task against a star-studded India side who are unbeaten in the series for over a decade. However, Stokes’ side will draw inspiration from the Alastair Cook-led England side that won the series when they toured India in 2012.
In terms of the team combination, Rohit Sharma-led India are likely to stick with the 2-pacer 3-spinner combination that has worked well for them in the recent past. While Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who have been a mainstay of the India XI, are almost certain to return, Axar Patel could take on the role of third spinner, while Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are likely to be India’s frontline pacers.
Ahead of the series, the Indian team received a shock when veteran batsman Virat Kohli pulled out of the first two Tests citing ‘personal reasons’. The BCCI have roped in Madhya Pradesh opener and Kohli’s RCB teammate Rajat Patidar to take the GOAT’s place in the Indian line-up for the first two matches.
When and where to watch the match?
The live streaming of the India vs England 2024 Test series in India will be available on the JioCinema app as well as the website. Also, the match can be watched live on Sports18 and Colors Cineplex channels and the test match will begin at 9:30 am IST.
Squads:
India squad:
Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar
England squad:
Ben Stokes (C), James Anderson, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoib Bashir, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes (Wk), Dan Lawrence, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood
India vs England Live Score: ENG to bat first
India vs England Live Score: England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Rohit Sharma said he would have wanted to bat first as well.
India vs England Live Score: Kevin Peterson advice for 2 skippers, ‘bat, bat, bat’
India vs England Live Score: Speaking to the broadcasters, Peterson said the two captains should not event think about deciding to bat first after winning the toss.
India vs England Live Score: Rohit Sharma responds to Shoaib Bashir’s visa getting delayed
India vs England Live Score: Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Rohit said, “I feel for him. He’s probably coming for the first time. Not easy for anyone. Unfortunately, I don’t sit in the Visa office to give you more details on that. But hope he gets in quickly and enjoys our country,”
India vs England Live Score: Naseer Hussain’s take on ENG XI
India vs England Live Score: Speaking to Sky Sports, Naseer Hussain said, “I would like a more balanced bowling attack, but I guess with Rehan Ahmed’s second Test match… (he has) hardly debuted. Leach is not bowling for a long time, they just feel they need three because looking at that surface… it’s going to turn.
“Inexperience has led to the four spinners option as well. You’ve got Leach, who hasn’t bowled since June-July. You’ve got the two inexperienced lads in Hartley and Rehan Ahmed, and you’ve got Joe Root. You think if it would’ve been Swann or Panesar as an example, you could’ve gone with a more balanced side.” the former England skipper added.
India vs England Live Score: England playing XI for today
India vs England Live Score: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, Jack Leach
India vs England Live Score: Rohit Sharma praises Kuldeep Yadav
India vs England Live Score: Speaking at the pre-match press conference about the Indian spin combination for Thursday, Rohit Sharma said, “It was a bit of a headache to decide who it would be. I am not going to say who it is, and it was a challenge for us to decide as to who it is. Kuldeep gives you a certain X factor with his bowling especially if the wicket gives bounce or not, he still becomes a factor because he has got superb variations and he is a very mature bowler now,” Rohit said in the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
India vs England Live Score: British government’s stern warning on Bashir case, ‘absolutely expect India to…’
India vs England Live Score:“We’re glad the situation has been resolved,” ECB said after Shoaib Bashir finally received Indian visa.
Before the statement by ECB, England skipper Ben Stokes had said he was ‘frustrated’ with Bashir not getting a visa and noted that his initial reaction was to not travel to India until the matter was sorted out.
Notably, British government had also reacted to the incident, saying “we absolutely expect India to treat British citizens fairly at all times in its visa process.”, reported the Associated Press.
A British government statement without going into the specifics of Bashir case, quoted by AP said, “We have previously raised the issues British citizens with Pakistani heritage experience applying for visas with the Indian High Commission in London.”
India vs England Live Score: Shoaib Bashir finally gets Indian visa
India vs England Live Score: England Cricket Board on Wednesday said that Shoaib Bashir has now received his visa, and is due to travel to join up with the team in India this weekend. We’re glad the situation has now been resolved in a post on X.
Earlier, The delay in issuance of an Indian visa to rookie England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir snowballed into a major controversy on the eve of a much-hyped Test series between the two countries with visiting skipper Ben Stokes calling the turn of events “frustrating” and a British government spokesperson demanding “fair” treatment for the youngster.
The 20-year-old, who plays for Somerset in the English county, was forced to head back to England from the team’s Abu Dhabi training base after a prolonged wait to secure an Indian visa. His family is of Pakistani heritage.
India vs England Live Score: Monty Panesar’s advice to Ben Stokes
India vs England Live Score: Speaking to The Indian Express, Monty Panesar said, “Ben Stokes would invite the Indian batters to hit them for sixes. He’ll be of the mind, ‘Yeah, try and put them out of the attack. These are young spinners. They’re supposed to go and play county cricket and earn these stripes. But we’re picking them on mere potential. Go after them, I’m going to put the fielders in. Everything’s in your favor.’ If they get whacked, maybe he’ll tweak the field just a little bit, and then it’ll be upto the Indian batsmen: do they fall for the bait or do they knock it around for a little bit and wait for the fielders to come inside again? A cat and mouse game,”
India vs England Live Score: Mohammed Siraj takes a jibe at Bazball
India vs England Live Score: Speaking to JioCinema, Siraj said, “If England play Bazball in Indian conditions, the match may get over within a day and a half or two. It’s not easy to hit every time here as the ball turns sometimes and straightens on other occasions. So, I think it’ll be difficult to see Bazball here. But if they play it, it’ll be good for us as the match may get over quickly,”
India vs England Live Score: Doors shut on Rahane, Pujara? Skipper Rohit says ‘by no means’
India vs England Live Score: Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Rohit Sharma said, “Leaving out an experienced player or not considering them is very hard. The amount of runs they’ve scored, the kind of experience they’ve had, the amount of games they have won for us, you know, it’s very hard to ignore all of that. But, you know, you sometimes have to bring certain players into your set-up as well. You have to give them favourable conditions as you don’t want to expose them on foreign doors, where they’ve not played before. So, I think it’s important that we try and get some of these youngsters an opportunity,”
“By no means, the doors are closed for anyone, you know, as long as they stay fit and keep scoring runs. Anyone will be welcomed back into the setup,” Rohit added.
India vs England Live Score: Head to head record
India vs England Live Score: Both India and England have 64 Test matches in India, where England won 14 and lost 22. But in 2012, England beat the hosts 2-1 in a four-match series in 2012.
India vs England Live Score: Rohit Sharma explains Rajat Patidar’s selection
India vs England Live Score: Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Rohit said, “Look, actually, we did think about it (going back to a senior player). But all these younger players, when are they going to get their opportunity? That’s something we thought, I thought as well,”
India vs England Live Score: Who takes Kohli’s place in IND XI? Anil Kumble predicts
India vs England Live Score: In an interaction with JioCinema, Anil Kumble said, “Certainly, he’s done well over the years. It’s wonderful to see a young player come back. In England Lions’ game, when the team was in trouble, he came in and scored a brilliant hundred. He’s been rewarded by the selectors as a replacement. But I doubt whether he will play tomorrow. My sense would be that Shreyas (Iyer), now the team management has clearly stated that (KL) Rahul will not be keeping wickets, I am assuming that it’ll be Shreyas at No. 4, then No. 5 would be KL Rahul, (at) No. 6 (KS) Bharat and then the all-rounders. So I feel that would be the approach,”
India vs England Live Score: Fantasy XI for today
India vs England Live Score: Ravichandran Ashwin( Captain), Ravindra Jadeja( Vice-captain), Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Jasprit Bumrah, Jack Leach, James Anderson
India vs England Live Score: Rahul Dravid gauges Hyderabad’s pitch
India vs England Live Score: “Hard one to say (nature of pitch). We will have a look once it (match) starts and figure it out. It looks a good one from what I’ve seen,” Rahul Dravid began his statement during Tuesday’s media interaction in a rather mundane manner.
Then he added: “But may spin a little bit. How quickly and how fast, I’m not sure. But it might spin a little bit certainly as the game goes on.”
India vs England Live Score: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium pitch report
India vs England Live Score: Known to be a batting paradise, the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium’s pitch is most likely to favour the batters. The team winning the toss may choose to bat first
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