India eye winning start to Five Test series in England
Date and Time : 1st-5th August 2018, 3:30 PM IST
Venue : Edgbaston, Birmingham
India will be looking for a positive start to the five match Test series vs England starting from Wednesday as they aim to create history. India did well in the limited overs series as they won the T20I series although lost the ODI series.
Indian batters will have to be at their best as it will be testing conditions for them while the bowlers will have the responsibility to take the 20 wickets.
As for England, they will be hoping for continuing the winning momentum from the ODI series. These are familiar conditions for them and they will wanna make the most of it.
England know that India are a tough team in the Test matches and it should be a good competitive experience for them.
So far India and England have played each other 117 times in Test matches. Out of that India have won 25 times while England have won 43 times. 49 other games have been a draw.
Team news and possible line-ups
Joe Root will captain England in the five Test series.
As for India, Kuldeep Yadav is available and might play.
England XI : Root (C), Cook, K. Jennings, D. Malan, Buttler, J. Bairstow (WK), Stokes, A. Rashid, Broad, Anderson, Curran.
India XI : Kohli (C), Vijay, Dhawan, Pujara, Rahane, D. Karthik, U. Yadav, Ashwin, K. Yadav, Shami, I. Sharma.
Prediction
It’s tough to predict the outcome of this match as both teams are equal on paper, may the best team who plays better cricket throughout the five days win.
