Will KL Rahul and Shubman Gill open? This will be India's playing XI in the first Test against England
- bySherya
- 16 Jun, 2025

IND vs ENG 1st Test: The first Test match will be played between India and England from June 20. Know what India's playing eleven could be in this Test match.

India vs England 1st Test, India Playing 11: A five-match Test series will be played between India and England from June 20. The first Test match between the two teams will be played at Headingley, Leeds from June 20. BCCI has announced Team India for all five Tests. At the same time, England has announced the team only for the first Test. Know here how India's playing eleven can be in the first Test.
Sai Sudarshan will have to wait for his debut
Be it the intra-squad match in England or the practice match against England Lions, KL Rahul opened. In such a situation, it is clear that KL Rahul will open in the series against England. Sai Sudarshan will have to wait for his Test debut. Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the innings with KL Rahul.
Captain Shubman Gill will be seen batting at number-3. He has played at this position earlier as well. After this, Karun Nair is expected to play at number four in place of Virat Kohli . He is in great form. In such a situation, captain Shubman Gill and coach Gautam Gambhir will not make the mistake of keeping him out.
In the middle order, vice-captain and wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will be seen playing at number five. After this, Nitish Kumar Reddy is also certain to play at number six and Ravindra Jadeja at number seven. After this, Shardul Thakur will be seen in action. The fast bowling will be Prasidh Krishna, Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah. By the way, there is also an option of a left-handed fast bowler in the form of Arshdeep Singh, but Krishna can be trusted in the first test.
India's probable playing XI in the first Test against England - KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill (captain), Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah , Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj.