India Vs England Test Series: England's squad for the upcoming Test series against India have arrived in Hyderabad on January 21 as both sides gear up to take on each other in the first Test at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad starting from January 25. Captain Ben Stokes will be aiming to replicate the performance of the English side against the same opposition back in 2022, when a brilliant ton from Jonny Bairstow and chasing from middle order saw the Three Lions topple the Indian side to level and share the Test series 2-2.
India Vs England 1st Test: Squads, Marquee Players, Potential Game Changers
India's Squad For First Test Match:
- Rohit Sharma (c)
- Shubman Gill
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul (wk)
- KS Bharat (wk)
- Dhruv Jurel (wk)
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Axar Patel
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Siraj
- Mukesh Kumar
- Jasprit Bumrah (vc)
- Avesh Khan
England's Squad For First Test Match:
- Ben Stokes (c)
- Rehan Ahmed
- James Anderson
- Gus Atkinson
- Jonny Bairstow (wk)
- Shoaib Bashir
- Dan Lawrence
- Zak Crawley
- Ben Duckett
- Ben Foakes
- Tom Hartley
- Jack Leach
- Ollie Pope
- Ollie Robinson
- Joe Root
- Mark Wood
Marquee players for the first Test match will definitely be the modern greats, Virat Kohli and Joe Root, alongside one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, Ben Stokes. As the pitch will provide assistance to batters, players like Zack Crawley, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Ollie Pope can come in handy and be the real darkhorses. Also, given the nature of the soft Indian pitches, Jack Leach can be pivotal for England in the latter stages of the match with his left-arm spin.