India and England will face off in the third game of their five-match series on Thursday at Rajkot’s Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Both sides will be keen to grab the lead in Rajkot as the five-match Test series currently stands at one. But India’s position before the Rajkot Test was precarious. Due to the inexperience of the Indian middle order, the battles versus England’s young spinners would be more equal.
IND vs ENG: Match Details
Match: India vs England, 3rd Test, England tour of India, 2024
Venue: Saurashtra Association stadium, Rajkot
Date & Time: 15th February 2024, 9:30 AM (IST)
Live Streaming Details: Sports 18 and Jio Cinema
IND vs ENG: Pitch Report
The surface at the Rajkot ground is said to be one of the flattest that the teams will be getting throughout the series. The turn and bounce might be helpful for the spinners only after the third day of the Test match. Pacers with extra pace might be the go-to option for the teams beforehand, The team that wins the toss will undoubtedly look to bat first in such batting-friendly conditions.
IND vs ENG: Probable Playing XI
India (IND): Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel(WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
England (ENG): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (WK), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, James Anderson, Mark Wood
IND vs ENG: Full Squads
India (IND): Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar
England (ENG): Ben Stokes (C), Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson (VC), Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes (WK), Tom Hartley, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood
IND vs ENG: Dream11 playing XI
Grand League:
India vs England (Source: Twitter)
Wicketkeepers: Jonny Bairstow
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Ben Stokes, Yashasvi Jaiswal (C), Zak Crawley, Rajat Patidar
All-Rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel (VC), Joe Root,
Bowlers: Tom Hartley, Jasprit Bumrah
Head to Head
India vs England (Source: Twitter)
Wicketkeepers: Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Ben Stokes, Yashasvi Jaiswal
All-Rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Joe Root (C), Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Mark Wood, Jasprit Bumrah (VC)
