IND vs ENG 3rd Test Dream11 Prediction: A week-long break for Team India and England comes to an end as both teams gear up for an exciting 3rd test of the ongoing five-match series. The two sides will lock horns with each other at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot for the 3rd IND vs ENG Test, which starts on February 15.
The scoreline for the series so far has been 1-1 after two matches in Hyderabad and Vishakhapatnam. England thumped India early in the series with a win in the first test, however, Team India made a brilliant turn-around in the second game by winning it by a massive margin.
Ahead of the third game, Team India have suffered a blow in the form of KL Rahul, who has been again ruled out of the 3rd test. The BCCI has named Devdutt Padikkal as his replacement for the time being.
In another unavailability news, Virat Kohli continues to remain away from the test series. The veteran batter has informed that he won’t take part in the remainder of the IND vs ENG test series due to personal reasons.
On the other side, England have suffered a blow with the injury to senior spinner Jack Leach. The spinner was adjudged not fit for India vs England’s remaining test matches after he copped a knee injury during 1st test.
IND vs ENG 3rd Test Overview
Series/Tour: England tour of India 2024
Match: IND vs ENG 3rd Test
Day/Date: Thursday/February 15, 2024
Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Time: 9:30 AM IST
IND vs ENG 3rd Test Expected Playing11
India’s Expected Playing11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj.
England’s Expected Playing11: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson
IND vs ENG 3rd Test Full Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Srikar Bharat(w), Jasprit Bumrah, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep
England Squad: Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Jonny Bairstow, Tom Hartley, James Anderson, Rehan Ahmed, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Shoaib Bashir, Daniel Lawrence, Gus Atkinson
IND vs ENG 3rd Test Dream11 Prediction
Rohit Sharma, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Sarfaraz Khan, Rajat Patidar, Ben Stokes, Ben Foakes (wk), R Ashwin, Tom Hartley, James Anderson, Jasprit Bumrah.
India vs England 3rd Test Dream11 Team – 2
Wicket-Keepers: Dhruv Jurel/KS Bharat
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rajat Patidar, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Ben Stokes, R Ashwin
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mark Wood, Kuldeep Yadav
IND vs ENG 3rd Test Captain And Vice-Captain Picks
Captain: Jasprit Bumrah
Vice-Captain: Ben Stokes/Yashasvi Jaiswal
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Pitch Report
Expect plenty of runs on this surface. With a flat pitch, it is going to be a complete run-fest. Though, earlier it was said that the surface tends to favour pacers, it doesn’t seem like one. Over the course of the game, the surface will have its natural wear and tears which will bring spinners into action.
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For more details head to BCCI’s official website.