ENG vs IND Dream11 Prediction Today | Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report – India Tour of England, 1st Test

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The much-awaited Pataudi Trophy, in its rechristened avatar as the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, is just around the corner. India and England will play a grueling series consisting of 5 Test matches lasting over more than a month.

Barring the inaugural edition in 2007, India has been unable to lay its hands on the coveted prize and will be eager to do so this year. However, they are currently a team in transition, and playing without the seniors including Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Virat Kohli.

On the other side is England, which seems to be emerging back to form after a prolonged hiatus across formats. Some of their key players, including Joe Root and Harry are in sublime form and will look to make the most out of this match.

Team Stats

England	Vs	India
10	Matches Played	10
60%	Win	30%
397	Average Score	215
823	Highest Score	369
143	Lowest Score	46

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
England	3
India	7

Probable Playing XI

England Expected Playing 11

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir

India Expected Playing 11

Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (WK), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Sai Sudharsan, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna

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Injuries & Illnesses

There are no injuries to report from either side

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

There has been plenty of sunshine in Headingley over the last few days and we are expecting a good wicket that helps the batsmen and the bowlers. There is grass on the surface and the seamers will have a good time during the first day as the ball will move around quite a bit. However, it is expected to dry out over the next couple of days, getting better for the batsmen.

The weather is expected to be pleasant with no forecast for rain.

ENG vs IND Dream11 Top Picks

Wicketkeeper

Rishabh Pant is the top choice here. He has a good record in England and has scored 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries in his 17 innings there.

Batters

Joe Root is among the most experienced batsmen in this match and is the obvious choice. We are also selecting KL Rahul, Ben Duckett, Shubman Gill, and Harry Brook.

All Rounders

Both teams have some good all-rounders playing for them. For this match, we are selecting Ben Stokes and Ravindra Jadeja.

Bowlers

The quicker bowlers are likely to have the upper hand in the bowling department and we are selecting three seamers Jasprit Bumrah, Chris Woakes, and Brydon Carse.

ENG vs IND Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

Joe Root is our choice as the captain of the team. He has been in excellent form across formats over the last few months and has a good record against India as well.

Vice-Captain

KL Rahul was in excellent form in the most recent season of the IPL and followed it up with a century and a half-century in the practice match against the England Lions. We are therefore selecting him as the vice-captain.

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ENG vs IND Team Expert Advice

The pitch at Headingley is like likely to help the seamers during the first day and we have therefore opted for 3 frontline seamers in the playing XI. However, we are likely to see the batsmen rule for the next couple of days. The spinners are likely to have a limited role and that too on the final day. We have therefore opted for only one spinner in Ravindra Jadeja.

Notable Stats

Most Fantasy Points

Karun Nair has 1190 points in the last 5 matches at an average of 238 points per game

Most Runs

Karun Nair (682), Dhruv Jurel (480), Harry Brook (439)

Most Wickets

Jasprit Bumrah (53), Brydon Carse (42), Kuldeep Yadav (37)