IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: 1st Test Match of England Tour of India, 2024 Playing 11, Pitch Report, Fantasy Cricket Tips for India vs England Dream11 Team

India and England will lock horns against each other in a five match Test series, starting from January 25. The first Test will be played in Hyderabad, as the hosts look to continue their dominance in home soil. Meanwhile, England remains the last team to secure a Test series victory in India, back in 2012.

India vs England, 1st Test of England Tour of India 2024
25th January, 9:30 AM IST
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

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IND vs ENG 1st Test Prediction

India will play their first Test match at home in almost about a year. They come into the series on the back of an entertaining 1-1 series draw in South Africa. On the other hand, England return to the red ball format after a thrilling Ashes last summer.

Form Guide

IND: W-L-D-W-D
ENG: W-D-W-L-L

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch Report

The pitch is expected to be on the flatter side during the first couple of days. However, spinners will come into play in the latter half of the match, as batting conditions worsen towards Day 3.

IND Playing 11

1. Rohit Sharma (c)
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal
3. Shubman Gill
4. Virat Kohli
5. Shreyas Iyer
6. KL Rahul (wk)
7. Axar Patel
8. Ravi Ashwin
9. Ravinddra Jadeja
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Mohammed Siraj

India Team News

Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Srikar Bharat, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Avesh Khan
There are no injuries at the moment, as the entire 16-man squad is available for selection.
It will be interesting to see if Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma decide to play three spinners in Hyderabad. It is a toss up between Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar for the last spot in the team.

IND Key Players

Virat Kohli Stats vs England in Test

Virat Kohli last 5 innings in Test	Runs against ENG in Test	Test Batting average vs ENG	Total runs In Test	Captain choice
12, 46, 76, 38, 121	1991 runs in 50 innings	42.36	8848 runs at an average of 49.10

Ravi Ashwin Stats vs Afghanistan in T20I

Ravi Ashwin last 5 Test Matches	Wickets against ENG in Test	Test Bowling Average vs ENG	Total wickets In Test	Captain choice
1, 3, 12, 7, 4 wickets	88 wickets in 35 innings	28.59	490 wickets at an average of 23.69

ENG PLAYING 11

1. Zak Crawley
2. Daniel Lawrence
3. Joe Root
4. Ben Stokes (c)
5. Ollie Pope
6. Jonny Bairstow (wk)
7. Rehan Ahmed
8. James Anderson
9. Mark Wood
10. Ollie Robinson
11. Jack Leach

England Team News

Squad: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Daniel Lawrence, Ben Stokes (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes, Ollie Pope, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood
Zak Crawley will open the batting for the visitors. However, his batting partner could either be Ben Duckett or Daniel Lawrence.

ENG Key Players

Joe Root Stats vs India in Test

Last 5 Scores in Test	Runs against IND in Test	Test Batting average vs IND	Total Test runs	Captain choice
91, 5, 84, 21, 19	2526 runs in 45 innings	63.15	11416 runs at an average of 50.29

Ben Stokes Stats vs India in Test

Last 5 Test Match Runs	Runs against IND in Test	Wickets against India in Test	Total Test Runs and Wickets	Vice-captain choice
42, 3, 51, 13, 80	773 runs in 30 innings	39 wickets at an average of 31.53	6117 runs and 197 wickets

Who will win 1st Test between India and England?

India have lost just three Test matches at home in the last 10 years, two to Australia, and once to England.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have great numbers against England, and will look to pile on the runs in the first Test.
England will have to produce their finest cricket to have a chance in the first Test against India. We see the hosts pulling off a rather comfortable victory.