ENG vs IND: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against England, 1st T20I

India is set to face England in the three-match T20I series. ENG vs IND 1st T20I is set to take place on July 7 (Thursday). The venue of the clash is The Rose Bowl Stadium in Southampton. India is led by Rohit Sharma in the series.

England is led by Jos Buttler in the T20I series. Recently, England defeated India by 7 wickets in the Test match. India will now aim to make a comeback in the T20I series. Ahead of ENG vs IND 1st T20I, here we talk about India’s predicted playing XI against England in the match.

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ENG vs IND: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against England, 1st T20I

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in ENG vs IND T20I series and will lead the team in the 1st T20I as well. Rohit Sharma last played a T20I series against Sri Lanka in February 2022. The right-handed batsman scored 50 runs in 3 games at an average of 16.67. Sharma will open the innings for India in the 1st T20I.

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Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan will be another opener for India in the ENG vs IND 1st T20I. In the absence of KL Rahul, Kishan will be the best option as an opener for India. In the recent T20I series against Ireland, the left-handed batsman slammed 29 runs in 2 games. He failed to score big but batted at a brilliant strike rate of 181+.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav might be the one-down batsman for the team in ENG vs IND 1st T20I. The right-handed batsmen recently played the T20I series against Ireland. He failed to bat well, scoring 15 runs in 2 games. Yadav will be a crucial batter for India in the 1st T20I.

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda might be a middle-order batter for the team in the 1st T20I. The right-handed batsman gave an outstading performance in the recent T20I series against Ireland. Smashing 151 runs in 2 games, Hooda won the player of the series award.

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Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya will be another middle-order batsman for the team in the ENG vs IND 1st T20I. The right-handed batsman scored 37 runs in 2 games in the recent T20I series against Ireland. He also picked 1 wicket. Pandya will be a crucial all-rounder for the team.

Dinesh Karthik (WK)

Dinesh Karthik might be the wicketkeeper for India in ENG vs IND 1st T20I. The right-handed batsman might be the best choice of wicketkeeper in the absence of Rishabh Pant. In the recent series against Ireland, Karthik got a chance to play only 2 games in which he scored 5 runs, remaining not out in 1 game.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel might be an all-rounder for India in the 1st T20I against England. The left-arm spinner failed to get any wicket in the recent T20I series against Ireland. With the bat, he got to bat in one match in which he got out for a duck. Patel will look for better performance in the T20I series against England.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be one of the pacers for India in the T20I series against England. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami in the opening game, Kumar will be a crucial pacer for the team. In the previous T20I series, the right-handed batsman picked 2 wickets in 2 games at an average of 31.0.

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel might be another pacer for India in ENG vs IND 1st T20I. The right-handed pacer is an emerging pacer in the national team. He scalped 1 wicket in 1 match in the previous T20I series against Ireland at an average of 54.0.

Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan might be another pacer for India in the ENG vs IND 1st T20I. In the recent T20I series against Ireland, the right-arm pacer scalped 1 wicket in 1 game at an average of 22.0. In the absence of crucial pacers in the 1st T20I, Khan is highly likely to get a chance in playing XI.

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Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal might be the spinner for India in the 1st T20I. In the last T20I series, the right-arm spinner scalped 1 wicket in 1 game at an average of 11.0. He also won the man of the match award in that game. Chahal is the most powerful spinner for India currently.

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