Published on: Jul 20, 2021 12:26 pm IST|Updated on: Jul 20, 2021 12:30 pm IST
County XI vs India Dream11: India will be playing a three-day practice match against County Select XI starting from 20 July at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, Durham. This warm-up match will provide Team India with a good preparation before the start of the five-match Test series against England. However, the likes of Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha and Abhimanyu Easwaran will not be available for this practice match as they are currently under isolation. Many of the English players who have done well in County cricket recently have been picked in the County Select XI and they will pose a definite challenge against this Indian team.
Fixture Name: County XI vs India
Competition: County XI vs India 3-day Practice Match
Date: 20 July
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Ground: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Pitch Report: The pitch at the Riverside Ground is expected to offer brilliant batting-friendly conditions throughout the three-day match. However, the decent amount of bounce will provide a bit of help to the bowlers as well. Batting first will be the best option on this wicket.
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CSXI Team News
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Line-up
Haseeb Hameed Will Rhodes Jake Libby Robert Yates Zak Chappell Lyndon James James Bracey Rehan Ahmed Craig Miles Ethan Bamber Jack Carson
IND Team News
Mayank Agarwal Rohit Sharma Cheteshwar Pujara Virat Kohli Ajinkya Rahane KL Rahul Hanuma Vihari Ravichandran Ashwin Ishant Sharma Mohammed Shami Mohammed Siraj
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Who will win today match
County Select XI will be hopeful that the likes of Will Rhodes, Haseeb Hameed and Jake Libby will deliver well in the batting department. Craig Miles, Ethan Bamber and Rehan Ahmed will be their important bowlers. On the other hand, India will depend on Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Mayank Agarwal to come good with the bat while Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Ravi Ashwin will be their key bowlers. India will be the favourites to get some important game time in this practice match. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back India to win this match.
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Captain Options:
Virat Kohli: India captain Virat Kohli has a sensational first-class record. In 124 first-class games, Virat Kohli has scored 9796 runs at an average of 52.66 that includes 70 fifties and 47 centuries.
Ravichandran Ashwin: India’s off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has done really well in the longest form of the game both with the bat and ball. Ravi Ashwin has picked up 655 wickets and also scored 4597 runs in 135 first-class matches.
Differential Pick:
Will Rhodes: County Select XI skipper Will Rhodes has performed incredibly well in this year’s County Championship. Will Rhodes has smashed 452 runs and has also picked up 21 wickets in 18 innings.
Grand League Team 1
We are picking Rohit Sharma as the Captain of this team due to his impressive Test record having scored 2679 runs in 39 matches at an average of 46.19.
WICKET-KEEPERS: KL Rahul BATSMEN: Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Haseeb Hameed, Jake Libby ALL-ROUNDERS: Ravichandran Ashwin (VC), Will Rhodes BOWLERS: Craig Miles, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami
Grand League Team 2
We are making Virat Kohli as the Captain of this team because of his brilliant numbers in Test cricket having notched up 7547 runs in 92 Tests at an average of 52.05.
WICKET-KEEPERS: James Bracey (VC) BATSMEN: Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Haseeb Hameed, Robert Yates ALL-ROUNDERS: Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Will Rhodes BOWLERS: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ethan Bamber
Grand League Team 3
We are choosing Will Rhodes as the Captain of this side due to his impressive first-class record as he has scored 3549 runs and also taken 74 wickets.
WICKET-KEEPERS: James Bracey, KL Rahul BATSMEN: Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma (VC), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Jake Libby ALL-ROUNDERS: Will Rhodes (C) BOWLERS: Craig Miles, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami
Grand League Team 4
We are picking Ajinkya Rahane as the Captain of this team because he has performed very well in the longest format of the game where he has scored 4647 runs in 74 Tests at an average of 41.12.
WICKET-KEEPERS: James Bracey BATSMEN: Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Cheteshwar Pujara (VC), Jake Libby, Mayank Agarwal ALL-ROUNDERS: Ravichandran Ashwin, Will Rhodes BOWLERS: Craig Miles, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami
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