IND Vs ENG: After Virat Kohli's exclusion from the first two Test matches against England, questions are being raised about what the playing 11 of Team India will be like in the first match. The biggest question mark is about who will replace Virat Kohli in the middle order. BCCI has not yet announced the replacement of Virat Kohli for the first two Tests. Earlier on Monday, information came to light that due to personal reasons, Virat Kohli will not be a part of the first two matches of the series against England starting from January 25. Now the possibility of KL Rahul playing in place of Virat in the playing 11 has increased.
KL Rahul is the player who is going to replace Virat Kohli in the playing 11. Recently, during the South Africa tour, KL Rahul scored a brilliant century while batting in the middle order. However, KL Rahul also took the responsibility of wicketkeeping against South Africa. But due to the turning track in India, Rahul will be seen playing only as a batsman. Rahul is likely to bat at number 5.
The responsibility of batting at number 4 can be given to Shreyas Iyer. Iyer's record on home pitches has been quite excellent. Iyer has been a part of the Test setup for the last two years and the selectors are also seeing him as a future star. In such a situation, Shreyas Iyer will be given a chance to bat at number four. Like before, Shubman Gill will still be seen playing at number three while the responsibility of opening will be in the hands of captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India's playing 11
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
