Chopra has picked KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal as his opening pair for India after Rohit Sharma retired from the longest format of the game. He said in a video posted by Star Sports, X: “Of course, Shubman Gill is there, but Jaiswal and KL Rahul will be my openers.”
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The cricket pundit reserves the No. 4 spot for India’s new Test captain, Shubman Gill. Chopra then picked Rishabh Pant as the wicketkeeper-batter and India’s number five batter despite his having had a poor IPL 2025 season with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Aakash Chopra picks three all-rounders in his playing XI
His middle order features an all-rounder trio of Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shardul Thakur. Nitish impressed during the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he played all five tests.
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The commentator has picked Krishna over Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh. Chopra signed off by saying, “And then in my bowling options, Bumrah, Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna. I couldn’t make a space for the left-armer Arshdeep Singh, but this will be my playing XI for the first Test against England.”
Here's Aakash Chopra’s India XI for the first Test against England:
What’s your Playing 11 for the first Test against England? ?@cricketaakash put forward a strong lineup. Would you make any changes to the side? ?#ENGvIND | 1st Test starts 20th June, 2:30 PM, Streaming On JioHotstar! pic.twitter.com/0DzQgyn9WH
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 6, 2025
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