The Indian team will start the new World Test Championship cycle (2025-27) through a five-match Test series against England. The first match will be played at Headingley from June 20 (Friday). After Rohit Sharma retired from Tests, Shubman Gill has been entrusted with the responsibility of leading the team. In such a situation, the responsibility of proving his leadership ability will be on his shoulders.

The Indian team will play without Rohit-Kohli.

Virat Kohli had announced his retirement from the Test format before the Test series against England. Before him, Rohit Sharma had also said goodbye to the red ball format. This was a double blow to India and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Indian team under the leadership of Shubman Gill.

Won under Dravid's captaincy

India last won a Test series against England at their home in 2007 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. At that time, India was successful in registering a 1-0 win in the three-match series. Since 2007, the Indian team has toured England four times, but could not taste victory. After winning the ODI World Cup in 2011, India toured England. At that time, the team went to play under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but could not win a single match in the four-match Test series and the host team defeated India by a margin of 4-0.

India will start a new cycle of WTC.

The Indian team will start a new cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC) with this series. The England tour is going to be difficult for Gambhir and Gill. India's Test performance has not been good for some time and it had to face defeat in its last Test series with New Zealand and Australia. Intra-squad or practice matches before any series are important for the preparation of the team. The Indian team had opted to play the intra-squad match in an empty stadium so that the opposing team could not get a clue of their strategy.

We are giving you all the information related to the live telecast of the first Test match between India and England here...

When will the first Test match be played between India and England?

The first Test match between India and England will be played from Friday i.e. 20th June.

Where will the first Test match be played between India and England?

The first Test match between India and England will be played at Headingley, Leeds.

When will the first Test match between India and England start?

The first Test match between India and England will start at 3:30 pm. The toss will take place half an hour before that i.e. at 3:00 pm.

On which TV channel can you watch the first Test match between India and England?

Sony Sports Network has the right to broadcast the Test series between India and England. You can enjoy the match on Sony Sports 1, Sony Sports 5, Sony Sports 3 (Hindi), and Sony Sports 4 (Tamil and Telugu) channels.

Where will the live streaming of the first Test match between India and England be available?
The first Test match between India and England can be watched online on Jiohotsar.

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