IND vs ENG: Three key battles that could decide the five-match Test series | Cricket News


IND vs ENG: Three key battles that could decide the five-match Test series
Joe Root, Jasprit Bumrah, Ben Stokes and Shubman Gill

England and India are set to clash in a five-match Test series starting Friday at Headingley, with Ben Stokes leading England against India’s new captain Shubman Gill, as India seeks their first Test series victory in England in 18 years. The series marks the beginning of a new World Test Championship cycle and sees India entering without veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.Bumrah v England’s top orderJasprit Bumrah enters the series as one of cricket’s premier bowlers, having claimed 205 Test wickets at an average under 20. The 31-year-old paceman was named ICC men’s cricketer of the year for 2024 after taking 71 Test wickets at an average of 14.92.Wisden editor Lawrence Booth praised Bumrah’s distinctive abilities, stating he was “uniquely challenging” when naming him the leading men’s cricketer in the 2025 edition.

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