The Indian team practiced with a wet ball here on Tuesday keeping in mind the role of dew in the first T20 International cricket match against England on Wednesday and in such circumstances the host team can go with two spinners.

Dew is a permanent concern at Eden Gardens at this time of the year. Dew makes it difficult to grip the ball, so bringing a third spinner on the field can prove to be costly.

Key members of defending IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders, spinner Varun Chakraborty and vice-captain Axar Patel may get a place in the playing XI. In such a situation, Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar may have to wait for their turn.

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said, if we know that dew is going to fall, then you start preparing with a wet ball. You start bowling with a wet ball during the practice session. You field with a wet ball. So these are the things that are in your control.

In such circumstances, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy can be included in the playing XI, who performed brilliantly in the recent Australia tour. His inclusion will further strengthen India's batting order.

In this way, India's batting order is almost decided. Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson will open the innings. They will be followed by Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh and Axar Patel.

Kolkata's Eden Gardens has witnessed many historic victories and is a lucky ground for India in T20. India has played seven T20 International matches on this ground so far, in which it has won six, while losing one match. Interestingly, India's only T20 defeat on this ground has come from England. England defeated India in the match played in 2011. The Suryakumar Yadav-led team will now have an opportunity to defeat England.

The teams of India and England for the first T20 match are as follows...
India's probable playing-11: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty.
England's declared playing-11: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Jos Buttler (captain), Harry Brook (vice-captain), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.