• Source:JND

India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bat first against England in the first T20I taking place at Riverside Ground, Chester-Le-Street. Iyer also revealed that the Men in Blue are featuring three spinners, which means Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi are included in the playing XI, but young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi remained on the sidelines.

Captains at toss

Harry Brook | England captain: Would've had a bowl, happy with that result. Looks like a good wicket. Mood's really good, looking forward to get this series started. It's just part of cricket, have to get ready for the next series quickly. 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.


Shreyas Iyer | India captain: We'll bat first. It's a great opportunity for us. My second series as a captain, pretty much excited. Got what we wanted, had a session of practice to acclimatize yesterday. It's fine (the mood in the dressing room). 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. Going with three spinners.

India vs England playing XIs

England (Playing XI): 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 XI): Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy


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