Virat And His Company Will Have Eyes On Winning The Third Test Match
India VS England Test Series: Virat And His Company Will Have Eyes On Winning The Third Match At Leeds To Remain Unbeaten In The Series!
After getting a dramatic win at Lords, the Indian team will now move to Headingley, Leeds for the third test match of Pataudi Trophy vs England. Significantly, India is 1-0 up in the series after beating the host team by 151 runs in the second match at Lords. The first match got drawn due to rain. Though India was the favorite in that match too.
Relive India’s victorious moment,
Indian Skipper Virat Kohli will have eyes on creating history by winning the series in England. The last time India won in England was in 2007 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. After that India lost three consecutive series in England in years, 2011, 2014, and 2018. But this time Virat and Co. have the best chance to conquer England.
The third test match of the series will be played on 25 of August 2021 at Headingley, Leeds. It means both teams have 9 days before the third test to look after their performance. On one hand, the Indian team will be charged and motivated for the next match and will be preparing to win the series. On the other hand, host team England will be disappointed with their performance and will try to bounce back.
India’s Records At Leeds In Test!
India has played six test matches at Leeds in which the tourists have won two matches with one draw and three wins to England. The last time the Indian team played a test match at Headingley was long back in 2002 where India beat the host by innings and 46 runs under the captaincy of Saurav Ganguly. It was the same match where three Indians, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and Saurav Ganguly scored tons.
Here is a tweet regarding the same match,
Before 2002, India won a test match at Leeds was in 1986. It means India has won their last two test matches at Headingley as both teams haven’t played much on this ground. As usual, the pitch will offer swing to the fast bowlers on the first two days. Later on, Spinners will come into action as last time Anil Kumble scappled 7 wickets in both innings with Harbhajan Singh getting 5 in the same match.
Leeds is the home of the county team Yorkshire. Three players from this England side play for Yorkshire. They are Skipper Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, and Dom Bess. Captain Root is already is in red-hot form so it will be interesting to see how he will play in his home ground.
The best way to dominate the test match at Leeds is to win the toss and elect to bat. Surviving a few starting overs will lead to a big total which will put the opposition team under pressure.
A view of Headingley, Leeds,
Changes in Playing XI
India
The Indian team will likely go with the same team. All four fast bowlers are doing great. So, besides injury, the team will no change the pacer’s combination. The only change team can make is opting for R Ashwin in place of R Jadeja.
England
England has to look at their opening pair. Ollie Pope can get a chance in place of Haseeb Hamid. The host can try Dom Bess as it is his home ground.
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