India Vs England Five-Match Test Series: A Swot Analysis

Since this is a home series for India, it is evident that spin will play a significant part in it. The Indian team has three high-quality spinners in their ranks and will hope to reap the rewards from their expertise. The spin-twin of R Ashwin and Jadeja...

- POULAM BHATTACHARYA

India square off against England in a 5-match Test series starting on January 25, Thursday, in Hyderabad. The English side has been on a roll in the red-ball format ever since Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum took charge as their captain and coach, respectively. They now face an uphill task of getting the better of Team India in an away series, and truth be told, upsetting India in their backyard is a challenge not many have overcome. Ironically, though, the last time India had lost a test series at home was back in 2012 against England. The upcoming series is going to play a vital role in determining the fate of these two teams in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle, 2023-25

INDIAN SQUAD FOR THE FIRST TWO TESTS

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Avesh Khan

ENGLISH SQUAD FOR THE SERIES

Ben Stokes (c), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Dan Lawrence, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach

Note: Harry Brook has withdrawn himself from the series, citing personal reasons