IND vs ENG : The third Test match of the current series between India and England is being played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot from 15th February i.e. today. In this match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first.
In this match, two players have made their Test debut under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Those players include 23 year old young wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel and 26 year old explosive batsman Sarfaraz Khan.
This change was made in the Indian team
In the third Test match between India and England, the Indian team made a total of four changes. In this match, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel are playing in place of Shreyas Iyer and KS Bharat. Apart from these two changes, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammad Siraj were included in the playing eleven.
This time even Akshar Patel and Mukesh Kumar have not got a chance in the playing eleven. This time there are many new players in the playing eleven of the Indian team. This is a big challenge for captain Rohit Sharma.
Star batsman got a chance in IND vs ENG 3rd test match
Before the third test match, Mumbai’s star batsman Sarfaraz Khan got a chance to debut in the Indian team and Anil Kumble also gave him the debut cap. At the same time, Dinesh Karthik welcomed wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel into the team by wearing a test cap. During this, Sarfaraz Khan’s father became emotional and tears welled up.
There was also a change in the playing eleven of England
The England team has also made a change in Lenzie Lyon for the third test match. The England Cricket Board has included Vithvi in the playing eleven in place of So Bashir. In the first match of this series, the England team made a great start by winning the match. But had to face defeat in the second match.
This time, the England team has made changes in the playing eleven and fielded two spinners and very fast bowlers. There will be an exciting competition between the two teams to gain the lead in this series.
England’s playing XI:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (captain), Ben Fox, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson
India’s playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
