Ben Stokes Opts to Bowl First as England Faces India in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Opener

Match Overview

Leeds: In the first Test of the five-match series for the newly established Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, England's captain Ben Stokes won the toss and chose to bowl first against India on Friday.

India introduced left-handed batsman B Sai Sudharsan for his Test debut, while experienced middle-order player Karun Nair returned to the lineup alongside all-rounder Shardul Thakur.

During the toss, Indian captain Shubman Gill announced that Sudharsan would take the No 3 batting position.

Team Lineups

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Karun Nair, Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.

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