IND vs ENG Test Series: Rohit Sharma Reveals India’s Playing XI and Tough Decisions

Rohit Sharma Reveals India’s Playing XI and Tough Decisions: On January 25, 2024, IND vs ENG five-match test series going to be held in Hyderabad. And already England Team has revealed their Playing XI.

Captain Rohit Sharma also revealed and confirmed that India was playing 3 spinners and also why Axar Patel was playing ahead of Kuldeep Yadav.

Rohit revealed at the toss that,

“It was a tough one (to leave out Kuldeep Yadav) Axar has done well and bats well in these conditions. Probably the reason we went with Axar.”

He also spoke to reporters at “Axar, you know, with his all-round ability, gives us that batting depth. The consistency that he’s shown, playing in these conditions in Test cricket, also is an important factor for us.”

In this first match, against IND vs ENG five-match test series, England Captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat first and tried to seal the early advantage.

Watch: England’s Bold Move: Three Spinners in Playing XI for 1st Test Against India & Anderson Misses Out

Even Rohit Sharma said that if he won the toss he also opt to bat first.

IND v ENG, 1st Test Teams 

England (Playing XI) – Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (WK), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley (On Test debut), Mark Wood, Jack Leach.

India (Playing XI) – Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.