India-England
England win toss, opt to bat first
Chennai: England won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the first Test match here on Friday.
This is the first Test series India is playing since the country registered a historic series victory in Australia.
Virat Kohli is leading the squad.
Toss News:
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 5, 2021
England have elected to bat against #TeamIndia in the first Paytm Test at Chepauk. #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/9NvyYM5auv
The series which India won in Australia was led by Ajinkya Rahane in the absence of Kohli.
England squad: R Burns, D Sibley, D Lawrence, J Root, B Stokes, O Pope, J Buttler, D Bess, J Archer, J Leach, J Anderson
India squad: R Sharma, S Gill, C Pujara, V Kohli, A Rahane, R Pant, W Sundar, R Ashwin, I Sharma, J Bumrah, S Nadeem
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