ENG vs IND: India's Playing XI vs England For The Rescheduled 5th Test (Predicted)

India is set to tour England for a multi-format series. The much-awaited ENG vs IND rescheduled 5th Test will also take place during the tour. The match will conclude India vs England Test series that took place last year. India leads the series 2-1. The ENG vs IND 5th Test begins on July 1 (Friday) at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham.

The Indian team will be led by Rohit Sharma and will comprise all the key players like Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, and Jasprit Bumrah among others. England is yet to announce their squad for the Test match. Ahead of ENG vs IND rescheduled 5th Test, here we talk about India’s predicted playing XI in the match.

ENG vs IND: India’s Playing XI vs England For The Rescheduled 5th Test (Predicted)

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma is the captain of India in the ENG vs IND Test. He will open the innings for the team. In the last Test encounter against England last year, Rohit Sharma slammed a century. He will aim for a similar show in the match. In the previous Test series against Sri Lanka, Sharma slammed 90 runs in 3 innings.

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Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill might be another batsman for the team in ENG vs IND Test match. In the absence of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal from the squad, we can be sure that Shubman Gill will be the other opener for India in the match. The right-handed batsman last played a Test match last year during the home series against New Zealand. The right-handed batsman scored 144 runs in 4 innings with 1 fifty.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli will be the one-down batsman for the team. After a long break from cricket, Kohli will be all refreshed to return to the field. The right-handed batsman was part of India’s previous Test series against Sri Lanka. In 3 innings, Kohli scored 81 runs.

Cheteshwar Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara might be another batter for India in ENG vs IND Test match. Pujara might be preferred over Shreyas Iyer in the playing XI due to his experience and also the fact that he was recently part of country cricket games in England. Pujara, who is battling a below-average form for one year, played some good knocks in county cricket recently.

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Hanuma Vihari

Hanuma Vihari might be another middle-order batter for India in ENG vs IND Test match. The right-handed batsman is a Test specialist for the team. He was part of the previous Test series against Sri Lanka, In 3 innings, he scored 124 runs at an average of 41.33 and slammed 2 fifties.

Ravindra Jadeja

India might not pick a full-time spinner at pace-friendly England pitches. Hence, Ravindra Jadeja might be one of the spin all-rounders in ENG vs IND Test match. Jadeja will be back on the field after recovering from a hand injury. In the previous Test series against Sri Lanka, the left-handed batsman slammed a marvellous unbeaten 175-run knock. He picked 10 wickets in the series and also scored 201 runs.

Rishabh Pant (WK)

Rishabh Pant will be the wicketkeeper for the team in ENG vs IND Test match. Since KS Bharat is too inexperienced in Tests, we can be sure that Rishabh Pant will keep the stumps for India in the match. The left-handed batsman scored 185 runs in 3 innings in the previous series against Sri Lanka, smashing 2 fifties.

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Shardul Thakur

Shardul Thakur will be one of the pacers for the team. Thakur also holds the credit of smashing match-winning knocks during the England tour last year. The right-arm seamer gave an incredible performance against South Africa in his last Test series. Thakur scalped 12 wickets in 3 Tests at an average of 19.08. In one inning, he also scalped 7 wickets for 61 runs.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah might be another pacer for India in the match. The right-arm pacer executed a good performance in his previous series against Sri Lanka. In 2 games, Bumrah scalped 10 wickets at an average of just 9.0. Bumrah will lead the attack from the front for India.

Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami will be another pacer for India in ENG vs IND Test match. The right-arm pacer was also part of the Test series against Sri Lanka earlier this year. Shami scalped 5 wickets in 2 games at an average of 23.80. Shami will support Bumrah in the pace department. Shami-Bumrah pair will be very crucial for leading India’s pace attack.

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Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav might be another pacer for India in ENG vs IND Test. Yadav gave some incredible performance in IPL 2022. Moreover, India will prefer to pick more pacers in the playing XI and Yadav will also be one of the team. Umesh Yadav last played a Test match during the South Africa tour earlier this year. He played 1 game and picked 2 wickets in the match.

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