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1st T20I: Chakaravarthy Returns As India Elect To Bat First Against England

Riverside Ground: India have won the toss and elected to bat first against England in the T20I series opener at the Riverside Ground on Wednesday. India will be aiming to get a winning start in England after suffering a shocking 2-0 series loss to Ireland. After winning the toss, India captain Shreyas Iyer said they are going with three spinners, with wrist-spinner Varun Chakaravarthy returning after missing the matches against Ireland due to recovery from a foot injury. India are playing three spinners in Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi and Chakaravarthy, while fielding just two seamers in Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh with Shivam Dube being the sixth bowler. Ireland is history. Its a new series, five games, everything to play for. Certainly, this is a great opportunity for us. This is actually my second series as a captain. So, pretty much excited. We got what we wanted. We got a session of practice over here yesterday, pretty much acclimatized to the surroundings as well. So, looking forward for an exciting one. Its absolutely fine. To be honest, Ireland series is history. Weve got to learn a lot from that series. And coming over here, we know how England has been playing their cricket. So, definitely slightly upbeat, know their strengths and weaknesses, so looking forward to have a great one. On his assessment of the pitch, Iyer said, Theres pretty decent amount of grass on the wicket. We practiced yesterday as well on the same one. So, cant actually predict how the wickets going to play, but definitely the intent is going to be high. England skipper Harry Brook said he was happy with bowling first, as they switch from Test series defeat to New Zealand. The moods really good. Were really looking forward to this series starting against a very strong Indian side, and, its good to be back with the lads. Thats just part of cricket. Youve just got to get ready for the next series as quickly as you possibly can, and try and make it as easy as you can for yourself. Theres a lot of experienced players, and thats quite nice for me to be able to lean on them in the middle of the game as well. Having the likes of Jos Buttler and Phil Salt, Sam Curran out in the middle as well to lean on when I need some help, is really helpful. Playing XIs: Youve just got to get ready for the next series as quickly as you possibly can, and try and make it as easy as you can for yourself. Theres a lot of experienced players, and thats quite nice for me to be able to lean on them in the middle of the game as well. Having the likes of Jos Buttler and Phil Salt, Sam Curran out in the middle as well to lean on when I need some help, is really helpful. Also Read: Live Cricket Score India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, and Varun Chakaravarthy Article Source: IANS

1 Jul 2026 9:50 pm