Published on: Aug 4, 2021 10:00 am IST|Updated on: Aug 3, 2021 10:20 pm IST
ENG vs IND Prediction: India’s tour of England will start today with the first Test of the five-match test series. India is coming to this Test after losing the World Test Championship final last month. England is one of the rare countries where Kohli’s team hasn’t been able to make quite an impression. Hence, captain Kohli and company will be on a mission to make their presence felt in England in this series. England on the other hand will be playing a Test match with their main squad after a long gap. Hence a neck-to-neck contest is expected from both sides. Can India conquer the English territory? Let’s find out.
England vs India, 1st Test 04 August 2021, 03:30 PM IST Trent Bridge, Nottingham
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ENG vs IND Head-to-Head (Tests Overall):
Played: 129 ENG: 48 IND: 29 Draw: 49
Win Prediction IND – 55% ENG- 45%
Both teams are equally strong on paper and both sides have some of their major players missing. England is without Jofraa Archer, who is injured, and Ben Stokes, who took a break from international cricket. On the other hand, India too has some injury concerns. Opener Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal are ruled out due to injury concerns. But taking into account the hunger in the team and the current form, India is expected to have a slight advantage over England.
But the prominent betting sites are predicting a draw.
Betting Odds:
Betway: IND: 3.60; ENG: 2.62; Draw: 2.25
England vs India Top Bets:
Who will win? India Top Batsman – Virat Kohli(India), Joe Root(England) Top Bowler – Ravichandran Ashwin(India), James Anderson(England) Player of the Match- Virat Kohli(India) Team Scores (First Innings)– England 230+, India 250+
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, C Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, R Pant, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur/R Jadeja, M Shami, Ishant Sharma, J Bumrah/ Mohammad Siraj
IND Squad
Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha
Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (c), J Bairstow, J Buttler, Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, Dominic Bess/ Jack Leach, James Anderson
ENG Squad:
Joe Root (c), Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Zak Crawley, Rory Burns, Craig Overton, Dominic Sibley, Jos Buttler, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson
A green pitch has been laid out at Trent Bridge and hence there are very few chances for a draw. The average score on this ground is 299 and the average first innings score is 279. Seamers will have a feast on this pitch.
Predicted first innings score: If ENG bats first: 200-250 If IND bats first: 250-280
Brocken clouds are expected but the chances of rain interrupting the match are fairly low. We might get a full 5 days of play. The temperature at Nottingham on match day is 17 degrees.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Rishab Pant BATSMEN: Joe Root, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Z Crawley ALL-ROUNDERS: Sam Curran, Ravi Ashwin BOWLERS: J Anderson, S Broad, Mohd Siraj, Mohd Shami
Players who are expected to perform well as per ENG vs IND Dream11 Prediction.
Top Batsmen:
ENG
Joe Root: He is England’s most reliable batsman. He has been in the terrific form off late and has an amazing record against India. He would be hoping to come good at his home turf.
IND
Virat Kohli: Indian captain has been not at his absolute best lately. His wait for the 71st International century is still pending. If his Instagram post is to be believed he is on a mission, this series.
Top Bowlers:
J Anderson: The legend is still going strong. He has troubled Kohli on a majority of occasions and will be hoping to replicate the same yet again against Kohli and the rest of the Indian batting unit.
Ravichandran Ashwin: Amongst all the fast bowlers who have been taking the limelight lately, Ashwin’s contribution to Indian cricket cannot be disregarded. he can be India’s trump card against the English batsman.
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