The KS Bharat vs Rajat Patidar debate was put to rest after the former was picked for the 1st India vs England Test in Hyderabad, on Thursday. Apart from that, India went with the expected line up, with Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, and R Ashwin making the cut as spinners, with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj as pacers.
In the absence of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill got a lifeline, and made the cut, with Yashasvi Jaiswal slated to open the innings with skipper Rohit Sharma. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul complete the middle-order. On the other hand, chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav missed out. Among the pacers, Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan were left out.
INDIA XI: R Sharma (c), Y Jaiswal, S Gill, KL Rahul, S Iyer, R Jadeja, S Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, A Patel, J Bumrah, M Siraj.
ENGLAND XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, Jack Leach.
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