ENG vs IND 1st T20I Playing 11: Harry Brook-led England will square off against Shreyas Iyer-led India in the 1st T20I match on July 01 at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
The Men in Blues recently suffered a 2-0 whitewash against Ireland and will be aiming to bounce back in the upcoming T20I series.
Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, India will be looking for redemption. India won the toss and opted to bat.
Speaking at the toss, India captain Shreyas Iyer said, “We’ll bat first. It’s a great opportunity for us. My second series as a captain, pretty excited. Got what we wanted, had a session of practice to acclimatise yesterday. It’s fine (the mood in the dressing room). The Ireland series is history. Pretty decent amount of grass on the wicket. Can’t predict how it’s going to play, but definitely the intent is going to be high.”
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Speaking today India cricket team playing 11, Shreyas Iyer said, “Going with three spinners.”
Meanwhile, England captain Harry Brook said, “Would’ve had a bowl, happy with that result. Looks like a good wicket. Mood’s really good, looking forward to getting this series started. It’s just part of cricket, have to get ready for the next series quickly.”
Speaking on today’s England Cricket team playing 11, “A lot of experienced players (in the squad). The likes of Jos Buttler, Phil Salt and Sam Curran to lean on when I need some help.”
ENG vs IND 1st T20I Playing 11
England Playing 11: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
India Playing 11: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy
