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England opt to bat against India in first Test ; Kuldeep out, Axar in

The match is the opening test in a long awaited five-match series between the two nations.

- Hyderabad - UPDATED: January 25, 2024, 10:57 AM - 2 min read

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and England Captain Ben Stokes ahead at the coin toss ahead of the first test match.

England skipper Ben Stokes opted to bat in the opening Test of the five-match series against India here on Thursday.

India picked left-arm spinner Axar Patel ahead of Kuldeep Yadav.

KL Rahul is set to bat at No 4 in the absence of Virat Kohli, while Srikar Bharat will be the man behind the stumps.

England handed debut cap to lanky left-arm spinner Tom Hartley.

Teams:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

England: Ben Stokes (c), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood and Jack Leach.

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