Akash Chopra chose India’s playing XI for the first Test against England, ignored Karun Nair-Sundar
Former cricketer and commentator Akash Chopra has chosen Team India’s playing XI for the first Test against England. He has expressed confidence in some new names, but ignored some big names and shocked everyone. The special thing is that Karun Nair, who returned after a long time in the Test team and Washington Sundar, who recently performed well, did not get a place.
Former Team India opener and commentator Akash Chopra has chosen his playing XI on his YouTube channel for the first Test against England in Handingley (Leeds) on June 20. In this team, he has chosen KL Rahul for the opening with Yashasvi Jaiswal, and captain Shubman Gill in the Meadle order and Sai Sudarshan have been given the opportunity to debut Test debut.
The most shocking thing is that Chopra did not give players like Karun Nair and Washington Sundar a place in their team. Karun Nair recently scored a double century against India A against England Lions and returned to the Test team after a long time. Sundar was also India’s top spinner in the last two Test series. And now Ravichandran is the only off -spinner after Ashwin retired.
Rishabh Pant has been included as a wicketkeeper in Chopra’s team, even though his IPL 2025 performance has not been special. As an all -rounder, he has chosen Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur. Nitish made her debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia and performed brilliantly.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj will command fast bowling. He has been given the opportunity to know the Purple Cap in IPL 2025 with 25 wickets in IPL 2025.
India XI for Akash Chopra’s first Test against England:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, B Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Pachyad Krishna
