India received the toss and elected to bat towards England within the third Test of the five-match sequence right here on Thursday, February 15, 2024,.
The sequence is locked at 1-1 as England captain Ben Stokes is showing in his one hundredth Test right here.
India handed debuts to middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan, a heavy scorer in home cricket for Mumbai, and younger wicketkeeper batter Dhruv Jurel, who will substitute Ok.S. Bharat within the enjoying eleven.
England have introduced again pacer Mark Wood rather than younger spinner Shoaib Bashir.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson.
Source: www.thehindu.com