India vs England estimated the XI of the headingley Test: Who will capture the number 3 spot? Will India go with two spinners? , Cricket news

Shubman Gill is ready to take the center stage as a revived Indian team, aiming to break the 18 -year drought and win a test chain in England without retired Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. After retiring from the Test last month, Gill stepped into the role of captaincy.Shortly thereafter, Kohli also confirmed his retirement from red-ball cricket. At the top of leading the team, Gill faced the challenge of changing Kohli at Crucial Number 4 in the batting lineup.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!India’s vice-captain, Rishabh Pant, on Wednesday confirmed that Gill would bat at number four for the opening test of the five-match series against England, which would start from Friday and begin in Headingley.

At the age of 25, Gill has a minor test average of 35 in 32 matches, falling from 29 in distant sports and falls below 15 in its three tests played in England. The position of number four in India’s lineup is historically dominated legends, Sachin Tendulkar and Kohli, who together scored 21,056 runs in 278 tests from that slot.Gill’s initial obstacle will balance the captaincy pressure with maintaining its batting performance in England, where India won only three test series – in 1971, 1986 and 2007.He will have energetic support of pants, who returned firmly after avoiding a serious car accident in 2022, one of the emerging talents of cricket, with the Wailing opener Yashsvi Jaiswal.

India will need to manage even without major players beyond batting, as their preparation time in England is limited. Jasprit Bumrah, of course the world’s best all-format bowler, will be managed for his charge and may be included in three out of five tests.Without retired R Ashwin and Mohammed Shami, there is a concern over India’s ability to take 20 wickets required to win a test win.England on Wednesday announced their team for the first Test, which slate Bridan Cars and Chris Woakes to open the bowling attack, recovering from injuries that were excluded from Zimbabwe matches. Josh tongue and Shoaib Bashir retained their places in XI’s XI, in which Gus Atkinson is missing due to Hamstring injury, while Captain Ben Stokes has completed the attack.

In batting, it will be Oli Pope instead of Jacob Bethel, who will bat at number 3. The Pope, the vice-captain of England, weakened his position after a poor run last year. In addition, Bethel counted himself in New Zealand, which inspired a serious idea about the location of number 3. But Stokes and Brendon McCullum have opted to live with the Pope.Bethel scored three half -centuries in his first three tests, including 96 runs in Wellington. Meanwhile, the Pope captured the number 6 location.But Pope returned to number 3 against Zimbabwe, as Bethel played in the IPL, and scored 171 runs to pursue his case for retention, which was responded to.

India estimated XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudhrsan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad SarajEngland xi (confirmation): Zak Croly, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Josh Tongs, Shoaib Bashir