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India vs England, 1st Test: KL Rahul starts forward of Cheteshwar Pujara

Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul make a cut as England win a toss and bat initial during Edgbaston

India vs England, 1st Test: KL Rahul starts forward of Cheteshwar Pujara

England win a toss and opt to bat initial opposite India in a opening Test, KL Rahul gets a curtsy forward of Cheteshwar Pujara as captain Virat Kohli goes for stream form rather than Test description and records.

Having gained some movement from a feat in a T20I array and a substantial plea they mounted in a ODIs, India will be set to infer their doubters wrong and spoil England¿s 1000th Test compare celebration with a feat in a initial Test of a five-match array in Edgbaston.

From removing a scold opening span on a representation to negotiate a hazard of Broad and Anderson, a center sequence to build a plain innings, a pacers to clap a English openers, to a multiple of spin and pace, all needs to be scrutinized thoroughly.

India have been handed a few setbacks, with pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar blank a initial Test due to their particular injuries.

Regardless, carrying excelled everywhere else, Kohli will not usually demeanour to residence a one aspect of his well-developed batting that has so distant been found wanting, he will also be environment his eyes on apropos a well-developed personality that he will turn by toppling a challenging England in home conditions.

India’s Playing 11 during Edgbaston: 

Murali Vijay
Shikhar Dhawan
KL Rahul
Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane
Dinesh Karthik
Hardik Pandya
R Ashwin
Mohamed Shami
Umesh Yadav
Ishant Sharma