The much-awaited five-match Test series between India and England kicks off with the first Test on January 25, 2023, in Hyderabad. The series marks the first time India hosting England for a five-Test series since 2016.
Indian probable playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
Both teams have suffered key blows with Virat Kohli and Harry Brook opting out for personal reasons. Rajat Patidar replaces Kohli for India, while Dan Lawrence steps in for Brook on the English side.
Series Schedule:
- Hyderabad: January 25 to 29
- Visakhapatnam: February 2 to 6
- Rajkot: February 15 to 19
- Ranchi: February 23 to 27
- Dharamsala: March 7 to 11
Here’s where you can catch all the action live:
- TV Channels: Sports 18 (English), Colors Cineplex (Hindi)
- Live Streaming: JioCinema app and website
Rohit Sharma thinks, his team needs to prepare for the grueling series, he said on the eve of the match, “As far as England is concerned, for us, it’ll be important that we stick to our strength, you know, and we do the things that we know how to do. And then apparently the things that we are looking for in this series will be taken care of if we keep doing the right things.
“But yeah, I wouldn’t say we are not beatable. We are. That is how we want to be, we want to think that if we don’t step up or if you don’t show up, well, we are going to find ourselves in trouble. So we don’t want to be doing that. So we want to try and do whatever is possible, whatever is needed in that particular session or on that particular day, we have to do it”
