IND vs ENG, 1st Test : Top Fantasy Picks, Key Battles, World Test Championship Scenario

IND vs ENG : India is set to play four Test match’s series against England from 5 February in Chennai. The first two Tests will be played in Chennai and then last two Tests will be played in Ahmedabad. India is coming with a historic 2-1 series win over Australia in Australia and they will look to carry that form into this series which is also their first home series since January 2020. On the other side, England who is coming with a 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka will be eyeing to continue their winning momentum here as well.

India vs England Top Fantasy Picks : 
Here we’re going to discuss about a few players who can be very good picks for India vs England fantasy cricket.

Virat Kohli : Captain of India did miss last three Tests against Australia due to paternity leave and will be hungry for runs as he hasn’t scored a hundred for more than 12 months and against England has been excellent post 2014 series.

Virat Kohli’s Test record against England since January 2016 –
Innings – 18, Runs – 1248, Avg – 78.0, Highest – 235, Hundreds – 4, Fifties – 5

R Ashwin : India’s best spinner and arguably best spinner in the world as well. He played a big role in India’s Test series win in Australia and in Jadeja’s absence he will play a massive role in this Test series.

R Ashwin’s Test record against England –
Tests – 15, Wickets – 56, Avg – 36.51

R Ashwin’s Test record at home –
Tests – 43, Wickets – 254, Avg – 22.80

Joe Root : England’s captain will be the main batsman of his team, a fine player of spin and scored two big hundreds (228 and 186) against Sri Lanka last month and thus he is coming in this series in great form and will look to score a lot of runs here as well.

Joe Root Test record against India in India –
Tests – 6, Runs – 584, Avg – 53.09, Hundreds – 1, Fifties – 5

IND vs ENG, 1st Test : Key Battles : 
Here we’re going to discuss a few key battles which can decide the fate of this IND vs ENG Test series.
Virat Kohli vs James Anderson : It has been a good rivalry between these two legends. In the start James Anderson dominated but then in 2016 and 2018 series Virat Kohli fought well and it’ll be interesting too see how these two do against each other.

Virat Kohli vs James Anderson : Runs – 225, Dismissals – 5, Avg – 45

R Ashwin vs Joe Root : Joe Root is a fine player of spin while R Ashwin has been exception at home in Test cricket and the contest between these two will be great to watch.
Joe Root vs R Ashwin : Runs – 251, Dismissals – 3, Avg – 83.67

Cheteshwar Pujara vs Jofra Archer : Though these two players haven’t played Test cricket against each other but it’ll be an exciting battle as Pujara is rock of India’s batting while Jofra is known for his pace and short ball stuff.

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India vs England : World Test Championship Scenario : 
This is the last Test series for India and England in World Test Championship.

• India (71.7% PCT) need at least 2 wins and 1 draw in this Test series to qualify for the final
• England need to win this series by 4-0 to qualify for the final which will be played at Lord’s in this June.

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