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After the Test retirement of Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli, players like Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul will expect Team India to win the Test series in England. India’s record has been poor against England.

India’s record has been poor against England.
Highlights
- The Test series between India and England will start from June 20.
- India will go to play without Rohit and Virat.
- In 2024, India defeated England 4–1.
New Delhi. The Test series between India and England starts from June 20. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from Test cricket. In such a situation, this time India will go to play the match without these two players. India’s record has been poor against England. According to the data, the Indian team is far behind England. Let’s know how many times the two teams have clashed and which team have won how many matches have been won.
India and England teams have come face to face in 136 matches so far in Test formats. Out of these 136 matches, India has won 35 while England team won on 51 occasions. While 50 matches have ended on draw. The difference of victory defeat between the two teams is very high. In such a situation, Team India will need to be careful against England. Team India is yet to be announced for the Test series against England.
Earlier in 2024, England visited India for the five-Test series, in which India won 4–1. While performing brilliantly, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 712 runs and Ravichandran Ashwin took 26 wickets. England’s Jack Crolee and Tom Hartley had a top performance for their team with 407 runs and 22 wickets respectively. This time it will be interesting to see who will perform better.
Schedule of India vs England Test Series:
First Test: 20 to 24 June
Second Test: 02 to 6 July
Third Test: 10 to 14 July
Fourth Test: 23 to 27 July
Fifth Test: 31 July to 4 August
Gill can become captain
The Indian Mains team headed by Ajit Agarkar can be selected by the Test team against England till 23 or 24 May. It is reported that Shubman Gill can be made the captain of Team India. Gill has not yet been given the role of leadership in Test cricket. He is a vice-captain in limited overs cricket and led India to India during a five-match T20 series in Zimbabwe last year.
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