Updated On: 20 June, 2025 01:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In their absence, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah are expected to step up to the occasion. Additionally, Bumrah's feature in the series will be an interesting point to watch out for, as the pacer was advised not to play consecutive Test matches due to his workload management

Shardul Thakur, Kudeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh (Pic: X/@BCCI)
The first Test between India and England is all set to commence within a few hours. The first match is set to be played at Headingley Carnegie.
As Team India is going through a transition phase, newly appointed skipper Shubman Gill is all set to lead the national side. Under his captaincy, Karun Nair, who has been waiting for a long time, has finally returned to the Test fold. Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh will likely make their debuts in the traditional format of the game. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has shared a video on its official social media handle in which several players are seen expressing their views on the series. Taking to X:
We are set for the series opener ? ?#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/xAbVDUsUdp